US Navy warship intercepts missiles from Yemen

A US Navy warship USS Carney has intercepted several missiles and drones launched from Yemen by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement. The Pentagon reports that the 3 land attack cruise missiles and

The ship was operating in the northern Red Sea and the attack is being believed to have been meant for Israel. US troops in Iraq and Syria have already been attacked multiple times and the Pentagon has been warned by Iraqi militant groups not to support Israel in their war against the Hamas.

The Houthi rebels (backed by Iraq) in Yemen face an ongoing civil war against the government of Yemen (backed by Saudi-Arabia).