BREAKING: US Navy destroys 6 Houthi anti-ship missiles in Yemen

The Iranian-backed Houthis fired a half dozen anti-ship missiles on Saturday evening in Yemen, Fox News reports. 

The anti-ship cruise missiles were identified in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and were immediately identified as an imminent threat to U.S. Naval and merchant ships in the region, according to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM).

The U.S. Navy responded with self-defense strikes and avoided damage.

"This action will protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure for U.S. Navy and merchant vessels," CENTCOM said.

The U.S. had carried out another self-defense strike on Thursday, targeting multiple projectiles that Iran-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen were getting ready to launch. The U.S. has conducted more than 12 strikes against the Houthis since Jan. 11 after enduring multiple strikes against them without doing anything to dissuade them.

Since the Israel-Hamas war broke out on October 7, Iranian-backed militant groups have struck U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria at least 166 times with rockets, missiles, and one-way attack drones, drawing about a mere half-dozen, slap-on-the-wrists, U.S. counterstrikes on militant facilities in both countries.

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