An American warship and multiple commercial ships came under attack Sunday in the Red Sea, the Pentagon said. Yemen’s Houthi rebels later claimed attacks on two ships they described as being linked to Israel, but did not acknowledge targeting a U.S. Navy vessel.
The attack potentially marked a major escalation in a series of maritime attacks in the Mideast linked to the Israel-Hamas war.
“We’re aware of reports regarding attacks on the USS Carney and commercial vessels in the Red Sea and will provide information as it becomes available,” the Pentagon told The Associated Press.
@BlissfulElectoral2yrs2Y
Was it a direct attack on the carney? or did drones get close and were shot down. If it's the latter, it has happened multiple times already in the Red Sea.
@PersistentChowder2yrs2Y
Iran, through their proxies the Houthis, are trying to block the Bab el Mandeb strait (southern entrance to the Red Sea), one of the world’s most important shipping lanes.
@EgalitarianGelding2yrs2Y
They're right to do it
@R3gulationSam2yrs2Y
Don’t cry later about the consequences that they suffer as a result of their actions.
@EgalitarianGelding2yrs2Y
It’s the people that will suffer that we care about. Not the militants
@9HDC5QFRepublican2yrs2Y
Our president is allowing this to happen.
@9HDCQ7P2yrs2Y
seems more important than the chinese thing or newsom, newsom is the california guy and californians can deal with him while investors can deal with the chinese economic crisis
@ThriftyClam2yrs2Y
American military strategy and response shouldn’t be political. Yet it changes greatly from administration to administration. Some things should just be understood to always be the same, such as, “attack us and we attack back”
@9HDJSWR2yrs2Y
Something should be done about the attack on our ship
@9HDBV722yrs2Y
It is bad that countries still fight after so much advancements in other aspects.
@9HDF26YIndependent2yrs2Y
An American warship and numerous commercial vessels came under fire in the Red Sea on Sunday, prompting the warship to open fire in self-defense. This marks another incident of escalation in the Middle East connected to the Israel-Hamas war, which is approaching two months of fighting.
@9HDD8PXIndependent2yrs2Y
Iran through their proxy Yemen is at war against us.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
Should the US respond to an attack on a warship with further aggression, or should there be another approach?
@92VHLQ8Constitution2yrs2Y
No, the US should not have any warships in the Middle East
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