The Iran-backed group launched drones, fired missiles at two US warships in an hours-long attack, the Pentagon says.

Houthis attacked US vessels, which the Pentagon said included eight drones, five anti-ship ballistic missiles, and three anti-ship cruise missiles.

ALBAWABA- In a statement, Houthi military spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced two significant attacks by the Houthi Yemeni Armed Forces

On Tuesday, a U.S. Department of Defense spokesperson confirmed that two American warships were targeted by eight drones and eight anti-shi

Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted two U.S. Navy warships with multiple drones and missiles as they were traveling through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, but the attacks were not successful, the Defense Department said Tuesday.

The attack on the ships was the latest in months of violence in the region by the Yemen rebels, who are backed by Iran and have targeted commercial shipping as well as the U.S. naval forces deployed to the region.

For more than a year, U.S. warships have shot down Houthi drones and missiles, but the rebels continue to menace shipping in the Red Sea.

In a close call, a Houthi missile came within 200 meters of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower earlier this year, according to a report in CTC Sentinel. Operating in the Red Sea and surrounding regions, the carrier deployed various defenses,

The US Navy confirmed that at least eight drones, five anti-ship ballistic missiles, and three anti-ship cruise missiles were launched at the USS Stockdale and the USS Spruance on Monday (Nov 11).