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Online rumors are ‘100-percent false,’ a Defense Department spokesperson told The Epoch Times.
Trip revives speculation about a pending deal between the two countries that would let Russia establish a naval base on Sudan’s Red Sea coast.
The strikes destroyed 18 anti-ship missiles in Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, according to CENTCOM.
Houthi terrorists reportedly launched drones and a missile from Yemen toward USS Carney.
The damage was discovered after warnings that the Houthi terror group could target the cables, but Yemen blames retaliatory attacks by the United States and UK.
Given the kind of ships that the Navy has available to deploy, is there any way to adjust tactics to help reduce the costs of defending against cheap drones?
One of the Houthi’s missiles detonated near the vessel, causing minor damage.
The crucial Red Sea route accounts for almost 20 percent of UK imports, which pass through the Suez Canal maritime checkpoints.
The Star Iris was heading from Brazil to Bandar Khomeini in Iran.
Houthi missiles ‘presented an imminent threat to U.S. Navy ships and merchant vessels in the region,’ CENTCOM said.
Washington’s UN envoy says actions against Iraqi, Syrian targets are ‘separate and distinct’ from joint operations against Yemen’s terrorist group.
The Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen have been targeting ships in the Red Sea and now they have struck a British-owned vessel.
