The U.S. Navy destroyer Mason on Wednesday shot down a Houthi drone launched from Yemen that was headed in its direction as it responded to reports of an attack on a commercial vessel, a U.S. defense official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The official said the Houthis had attacked the commercial vessel Ardmore Encounter © Mena Today
The U.S. Navy destroyer Mason on Wednesday shot down a Houthi drone launched from Yemen that was headed in its direction as it responded to reports of an attack on a commercial vessel, a U.S. defense official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The official said the Houthis had attacked the commercial vessel Ardmore Encounter with skiffs and then by firing two missiles that missed the ship. The Adrmore Encounter reported no damage or injuries and continued on its way, the U.S. official said.
The incident came a day after Yemen's Houthis said they hit a Norwegian commercial tanker with a missile in their latest protest against Israel's bombardment of Gaza, underlining the risks of the widening conflict that has shaken the Middle East.
Reporting by Phil Stewart; editing by Christina Fincher
U.S. President Donald Trump said he wanted a "real end" to the nuclear dispute with Iran and indicated he may send senior American officials to meet with the Islamic Republic as the Israel-Iran air war raged for a fifth day.
Israel and Iran attacked each other for a fifth straight day on Tuesday, and U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iranians to evacuate Tehran, citing what he said was the country's rejection of a deal to curb nuclear weapons development.
Iran's strikes on Israel are self-defense and are "proportionate defensive operations directed exclusively at military objectives and associated infrastructure," Iran's U.N. Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani told the U.N. Nations Security Council on Monday.
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