Despite repeated attacks on Iran-backed Houthi militia positions in Yemen, the United States is not at war, a Defense Department spokeswoman said. ‘We don’t want war. “We do not believe we are at war,” Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said in Washington on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Houthi rebels attacked another American merchant ship; the US said the cargo ship was not damaged.
A US central command post at X indicates two anti-ship ballistic missiles were fired at the tanker. However, these only touched the water.
US: no war, but ‘self-defense’
A Houthi spokesman had earlier said in a statement on Friday evening that the missiles had hit their target. The incident was first reported by a monitoring company, which also found no damage to the ship.
Singh said the Houthis were the ones who continued to fire cruise missiles and anti-ship missiles at innocent sailors and merchant ships in the Red Sea. “What we do with our partners is self-defense.”
Attacks on Houthi positions
The US military had previously re-attacked Houthi positions. Two anti-ship missiles were hit as the Houthis prepared for an impending fire in the Red Sea, the report said. Just hours earlier, the US had attacked fourteen Houthi missiles that were scheduled to be launched on Thursday evening.
Military strikes would continue if necessary, the Pentagon spokeswoman said, calling on the Houthi militia to stop its attacks on international shipping.
In response to repeated attacks in the Red Sea, the US and Britain, with the support of allies, launched a comprehensive military strike against the Houthis last week. Since the start of the Gaza war between Israel and the Islamist Hamas, the Houthi militia has repeatedly attacked cargo ships with alleged Israeli connections. There is concern about a wildfire. “We don’t want a regional war,” Singh said.
Source: Krone
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