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U.S. intercepts Houthi strikes in Red Sea
The U.S. has reported several attempted Houthi strikes in the Red Sea over the past day. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin has the details.
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The U.S. has reported several attempted Houthi strikes in the Red Sea over the past day. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin has the details.
The USS Carney shot down a ballistic missile and several drones near Yemen on Wednesday, according to a U.S. official who blamed Iranian-backed Houthis for the strikes. CBS Evening News anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell reports from Bahrain. Then, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin joins to examine the U.S. retaliation strategy.
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The U.S. struck a Houthi anti-aircraft missile that officials say was threatening an American aircraft flying over Yemen, according to CBS News national security correspondent David Martin. It is not yet clear if this operation is a response to the Sunday attack at a base in Jordan that killed three Americans.
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CBS News was taken aboard the USS Arleigh Burke in the Mediterranean Sea Friday, part of a combined 4,000-strong force of U.S. Marines and sailors deployed across the region as the U.S. continues its efforts to deter attacks from Yemen's Houthi rebels on commercial vessels in the Red Sea. Charlie D'Agata reports.
The troops on the USS Bataan are part of a U.S. military presence ready to respond to any escalation in the volatile Mideast.
It marks the third time this week that Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have launched missile or drone attacks on a U.S.-owned merchant vessel.
U.S. Central Command confirmed another round of retaliatory strikes Thursday against Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin has the details.
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Yemen's Houthi rebels rejoined the U.S. list of global terrorists Wednesday. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis joins to discuss what the designation means as the U.S. launches even more strikes against the Iran-backed group.
The U.S. on Wednesday launched yet another series of airstrikes targeting military sites controlled by Houthi rebels in Yemen. The latest strikes come on the same day that Houthi rebels struck a U.S. owned and operated commercial vessel with a drone in the Gulf of Aden. There were no reports of damage or injury from that attack.
Pakistan has condemned Iran for a "blatant violation" of its airspace over deadly missile strikes that show the risk of the Israel-Hamas war sparking a much wider conflict.
This comes as Iranian-backed Houthi rebels continue their attacks targeting commercial vessels in the Red Sea.
The U.S. carried out a third round of strikes against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen on Tuesday. The U.S. military said fighter jets targeted anti-ship ballistic missiles. Charlie D'Agata has more.
The Iranian-backed Houthis launched another attack on merchant shipping Tuesday just hours after the U.S. preemptively struck missiles that were prepared to launch, according to U.S. Central Command.
As the U.S. strikes the Houthis and seizes more weapons from Iran bound for the Yemeni rebels, Qatar says focusing on the Red Sea attacks is "not treating the real issue."
A U.S. cargo ship sailing off the coast of Yemen was hit by a ballistic missile fired by Houthi rebels, U.S. Central Command said Monday. No injuries were reported. Charlie D'Agata has more on the rising tensions in the Red Sea as the Israel-Hamas war rages on.
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