After the Biden Administration once again included them on the list of terrorist organizations, the Houthis responded with a new attack against a US cargo ship sailing through the waters of the Gulf of Aden.
The Army Central Command confirmed that there were no victims in this new attack by the terrorist group and added that the oil tanker called Chem Ranger was able to continue sailing:
Third Houthi Terrorists Attack on Commercial Shipping Vessel in Three Days
On Jan. 18 at approximately 9 p.m. (Sanaa time), Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles at M/V Chem Ranger, a Marshall Island-flagged, U.S.-Owned, Greek-operated tanker… pic.twitter.com/moBkH0Al5B
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) January 19, 2024
Hours earlier, the Central Command reported that US forces undertook an offensive against positions in Yemen controlled by the Houthis, specifically against the positions of anti-ship missiles that the terrorist group had prepared to launch against ships sailing through the Red Sea:
U.S. CENTCOM Destroys Houthi Terrorists' Anti-Ship Missiles
As part of ongoing multi-national efforts to protect freedom of navigation and prevent attacks on maritime vessels in the Red Sea, on Jan. 18 U.S. Central Command forces conducted strikes on two Houthi anti-ship… pic.twitter.com/bvrSaDN6Wl
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) January 18, 2024
This week, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan announced yesterday that the United States had once again added the Houthis to the list of terrorist organizations following this group's attacks on ships in the Red Sea. This measure will come into force in the coming weeks.
