Houthis Launch New Early Morning Attacks on American and British Vessels in the Red Sea

Washington’s UN envoy says actions against Iraqi, Syrian targets are ‘separate and distinct’ from joint operations against Yemen’s terrorist group.

A Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4 taking off from an unidentified base for attacks on Houthi targets in Yemen on Jan. 22, 2023. Ministry of Defence

Yemen’s Houthi Shiite terrorist group (also known as Ansar Allah) has renewed its attacks on Red Sea shipping, reportedly opening fire on a United Kingdom-owned cargo vessel in the early hours of Feb. 6.

According to group spokesman Yahya Sarea, Houthi fighters launched missiles at two ships—one British and one American—traversing the Red Sea near Yemen’s port city of Al-Hudeidah.