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US destroys anti-ship missile fired by Houthis


FILE - This image provided by the U.S. Navy shows an aircraft preparing to launch from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower during flight operations in the Red Sea, Jan. 22, 2024.
FILE - This image provided by the U.S. Navy shows an aircraft preparing to launch from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower during flight operations in the Red Sea, Jan. 22, 2024.

The U.S. military said late Monday it destroyed an anti-ship ballistic missile fired by Houthi militants in Yemen toward ships in the Gulf of Aden.

U.S. Central Command said in a statement that the missile was likely targeting the U.S.-flagged, U.S.-owned container ship MV Yorktown, which was being escorted by a U.S. Navy destroyer.

“It was determined the ABSM presented an imminent threat to U.S., coalition, and merchant vessels in the region,” CENTCOM said.

The United States is leading a coalition effort to help protect the key shipping route through the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea from attacks by the Yemen-based, Iran-backed Houthis.

The Houthis, designated by the U.S. as a terror group, have said their campaign targeting ships is in solidarity with the Palestinians amid the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.

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