The Houthis fired a barrage of drones and missiles towards international shipping lanes in the southern Red Sea but the “complex attack” was thwarted, the US military’s Central Command said. Centcom said that Iran-backed Houthis fired 18 one-way attack drones, two anti-ship cruise missiles and one anti-ship ballistic missile towards international shipping lanes where dozens of merchant vessels were transiting. US forces used F/A-18s launched from the USS Dwight D Eisenhower aircraft carrier and interceptors from three other ships. A Royal Navy guided-missile destroyer was also involved.
