United States Department of Defense (DoD) press secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder confirmed on Tuesday that the Houthis attacked American ships in the Bab-el-Mandeb strait. Two American destroyers, USS Stockdale and Spruance, “were attacked by at least eight one-way attacks and two unmanned aerial systems, five anti-ship ballistic missiles, and three anti-ship cruise missiles,” Ryder said at the press conference, adding that no personnel was injured in the attacks.