US says Houthi drones attacked warship, tankers in Red Sea
The US military says a warship was targeted with four UAVs fired from Yemen, and says a tanker was hit by a suicide drone, with another nearly missing a second vessel.
No injuries are reported in any of the incidents.
In a statement, the US Central Command says the USS Laboon “shot down four unmanned aerial drones originating from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen that were inbound to” the frigate.
The ship is in the southern Red Sea as part of a US-led coalition meant to protect shipping lanes from attack by the Iran-backed rebels in the key Bab al-Mandeb strait.
On December 23 two Houthi anti-ship ballistic missiles were fired into international shipping lanes in the Southern Red Sea from Houthi controlled areas of Yemen. No ships reported being impacted by the ballistic missiles. Between 3 and 8 p.m. (Sanaa time), the USS LABOON (DDG…
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Alerts are sounding in three Israeli communities in northern Israel over a suspected enemy drone infiltration and rocket attack.
Residents of Sasa, Matat and Dovev are told to shelter over the suspected drone attack, while Dovev is also put under a rocket warning.
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US says Iran attacked tanker off Indian coast with suicide drone
A chemical tanker struck Saturday off the coast of India was targeted “by a one-way attack drone fired from Iran,” the Pentagon says.
The attack took place around 10 a.m. local time and caused no casualties aboard the Japanese-owned vessel, it says, adding that a fire was extinguished.
The US military “remains in communication with the vessel as it continues toward a destination in India,” the Pentagon statement adds.
The Pentagon statement says the Chem Pluto ship flew under a Liberian flag and was operated by a Dutch entity. A private security firm has earlier said it was “linked” to Israel.
Jerusalem also believes Tehran was directly behind the attack, according to Hebrew media Saturday.
The drone strike occurred 200 nautical miles (370 kilometers) off the coast of India, it notes, adding that no US Navy vessels were in the vicinity.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the strike, which came amid a flurry of drone and missile attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels on a vital shipping lane in the Red Sea.
On Friday, Washington said Iran has been “deeply involved” in the planning of the attacks.
Drones explode near ships off Yemen, UK office reports
Ships near the Red Sea’s Bab al Mandeb Strait were attacked by drones, the UK’s Maritime Trade Operations office reports.
No injuries were reported in the two incidents, which occurred within half an hour of each other some 50 miles off the coast of Yemen.
In the first incident, an unmanned aircraft exploded near a vessel, which did not suffer any damage.
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Iran has two trump cards left. The first convinced Hezbollah to open a full scale attack on Northern Israel fulfilling Psalm 83 and resulting in Isaiah 17:1. The second consummated a military bond with Russia and others resulting in Ezekiel 38/39. Expecting 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 shortly after Isaiah 17:1.
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