Yemen’s Houthis Fired Ballistic Missile Toward USS Laboon in the Red Sea, US Says 

A Houthi supporter holds up a mock missile during a protest against the US and Israel and in support of Palestinians, in Sanaa, Yemen, 08 March 2024. (EPA)

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the Iran-aligned Houthi militias fired on Tuesday one close-range ballistic missile from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen toward USS Laboon in the Red Sea, but it did not hit the vessel and there were no injuries or damage reported.

"United States Central Command and a coalition vessel successfully engaged and destroyed two unmanned aerial systems (UAS) launched from a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen," CENTCOM added in a statement early on Wednesday.