Two Navy destroyers come under attack from Houthi forces in Yemen

On Monday, two U.S. Navy destroyers were targeted by the Houthi rebels while patrolling a strait between Yemen and Djibouti. The USS Stockdale and USS Spruance faced an assault involving eight unmanned aerial systems and ballistic and cruise missiles. The Pentagon reported that all incoming threats were successfully neutralized, highlighting a sustained pattern of aggression by the Houthi forces, who have been active in the region for months. The U.S. Navy and Air Force conducted retaliatory airstrikes against Houthi weapon storage facilities that posed a threat to international maritime navigation. The aggressive actions resulted in increased tensions between the U.S. and Iranian-backed groups, coinciding with recent attacks on American forces in Syria.