Iran International:

Iran-backed Houthis said they launched three separate attacks in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean Monday, including on two US warships, in what seems to be a clear uptick in the group’s operations.

The Yemen militants have targeted dozens of vessels since November in support of Palestinians in Gaza. The attacks had subsided for a few weeks following US and UK strikes against Houthi interests inside Yemen. But the calm ended last week with an attack against a British oil tanker.

And on Monday, there were yet more attacks: on two commercial vessels and two US warships, as confirmed by the US military.

“At 7:49 a.m., US Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully engaged and destroyed one Houthi launched airborne unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on a flight path towards USS Philippine Sea and USS Laboon in the Red Sea. There were no injuries or damages reported by US, coalition, or merchant vessels,” CENTCOM posted on X.

The Houthis also targeted MV Cyclades, a Malta-flagged, Greece-owned vessel. There were no injuries, according to CENTCOM. They also attacked the container ship MSC Orion container in the Indian Ocean, Orion is owned by Zodiac Maritime, which is partly owned by an Israeli businessman called Eyal Ofer.

The Houthis’ military spokesman, Yahya Saree, delivered a televised statement early hours of Tuesday local time, claiming responsibility and “success” for all the above operations.

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