Yemen’s Houthi forces fired missiles at ships in the Red Sea on Wednesday, the White House has said.
The White House’s national security spokesperson, John Kirby, said the Houthis launched three missiles at two merchant vessels in the southern Red Sea, adding that “one missile missed” and “the other two were shot down by a US Navy destroyer”.
Kirby said:”It obviously underscores that the Houthis still intend to conduct these attacks, which means we’re obviously still going to have to do what we have to do to protect that shipping”.
The US Central Command said the missiles were fired “toward the US-flagged, owned, and operated container ship M/V Maersk Detroit,” but did not mention a second vessel being targeted.
