Houthis Hint at More Attacks on Shipping, Iranians Threaten US Aircraft Carrier

The Iranian regime unveiled a banner in Enqelab-e-Eslami Square in Tehran, threatening the Abraham Lincoln strike group.

Sailors prepare a Boeing EA-18G Growler on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Indian Ocean on Jan. 21, 2026. Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Daniel Kimmelman/U.S. Navy via AP

The Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen have posted a video that hints at plans to resume attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.

A short video showed montages of images of a ship on fire, with the Arabic caption translated as “Soon.”