Houthi forces said on March 16 that they had attacked a US aircraft carrier strike group in the Red Sea and would target US commercial ships passing through the waters after the White House said it had eliminated senior leaders of the force in Yemen.
A US warship launched a missile from an undisclosed location in the CENTCOM area of control on March 15.
Reuters on March 17 quoted information from the Houthis claiming that this force launched a series of ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and other US warships in the Red Sea. This was a military action in response to US attacks on Houthi positions in Yemen on March 15 (local time).
An unnamed U.S. official said U.S. warships shot down 11 drones on March 16. None of the drones came close to the USS Harry S. Truman. U.S. forces also tracked a missile that landed in waters off Yemen and posed no threat to the United States.
Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi said on March 16 that the force will continue to attack US ships in the Red Sea as long as the US continues its military campaign against the Houthis in Yemen.
Speaking on Fox News the same day, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth affirmed that the Pentagon will continue to attack the Houthis in Yemen until the enemy stops attacking maritime activities in the region.
Houthi-controlled health authorities recorded at least 53 people killed in US airstrikes on March 15.
The New York Times reported that the US Air Force and Navy have coordinated attacks on dozens of Houthi targets in Yemen, officially launching the largest US military campaign in the Middle East since President Donald Trump took office.
In the latest developments, Al Masirah TV reported in the early morning of March 17 that the US had launched two airstrikes on Hodeidah. This is Yemen's fourth largest city and has a port on the Red Sea.
White House releases image of US President Donald Trump remotely observing the opening attack campaign in Yemen
Photo: White House/Reuters
US President Donald Trump has approved the largest military operation in the Middle East since he took office. The White House on March 16 released several images showing the leader witnessing the opening attack by the US military on March 15.
President Trump also called on Iran to immediately stop supporting the Houthis, warning that Iran would be held accountable if it intervened and took actions that threatened the United States.
Later, General Hossein Salami, head of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, affirmed that Iran would respond strongly to any attack.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on March 16 called on all parties to exercise restraint and stop all military activities in Yemen.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called on his US counterpart Marco Rubio to stop using violence and that it was important for all parties to sit at the negotiating table to dialogue and find a solution, according to TASS.
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