BREAKING: Two United States Navy Destroyers Attacked In The Red Sea

This is a breaking news alert….

Two United States Destroyers have been attacked in the Red Sea.

From Ret. Col. Douglas Macgregor:

BREAKING: Two United States Navy destroyers attacked in the Red Sea..

Developing..

— Douglas Macgregor (@DougAMacgregor) December 3, 2024

Two US Navy Destroyers Come Under Attack While Escorting American Ships https://t.co/c2kT35lMo1 pic.twitter.com/1E69MkLwD0

— The Gateway Pundit (@gatewaypundit) December 3, 2024

Over the weekend, two U.S. Navy destroyers responded to missile attacks targeting American vessels in the Red Sea.

According to a U.S. Central Command press release, “U.S. Navy destroyers USS Stockdale (DDG 106) and USS O’Kane (DDG 77) successfully defeated a range of Houthi-launched weapons while transiting the Gulf of Aden, Nov. 30 — Dec. 1.”

The release further stated, “The destroyers were escorting three U.S.-owned, operated, flagged merchant vessels, and the reckless attacks resulted in no injuries and no damage to any vessels, civilian or U.S. Naval.”

During the confrontation, the destroyers intercepted and neutralized multiple threats, including three anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBMs), three one-way attack uncrewed aerial systems (OWA UAS), and one anti-ship cruise missile (ASCM), ensuring the security of both the merchant ships and their crews.

The Houthis, who began targeting shipping lanes in the Red Sea last October in support of Hamas amidst Israel’s operations in Gaza, have been the focus of U.S. airstrikes in Yemen. Despite these measures, the Biden administration has been unable to completely stop the attacks carried out by the Iran-backed group.

The latest incident followed a report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, which criticized current international strategies against the Houthis. “After 12 months of sustained attacks on Western shipping, it seems obvious that the current response by the international community has failed to reach its stated goals. Despite their military superiority, the U.S. and its allies have not seriously degraded the capability of the Houthis to launch attacks, nor their ability to resupply their arsenals,” the report concluded.

Ret. Col. Macgregor followed up with this:

We are closer to WW III the we have been in many decades.

Make Peace You Fools…

— Douglas Macgregor (@DougAMacgregor) December 3, 2024

Exactly right.

Here are more details from Fox News:

Two U.S. Navy destroyers repelled an attack by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on American ships over the weekend, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) says.

“U.S. Navy destroyers USS Stockdale and the USS O’Kane successfully defeated a range of Houthi-launched weapons while transiting the Gulf of Aden, Nov. 30-Dec. 1,” U.S. Central Command said in a statement. “The destroyers were escorting three U.S. owned, operated, flagged merchant vessels and the reckless attacks resulted in no injuries and no damage to any vessels, civilian or U.S. Naval.”

“The destroyers successfully engaged and defeated three anti-ship ballistic missiles, three one-way attack uncrewed aerial systems, and one anti-ship cruise missile, ensuring the safety of the ships and their personnel, as well as civilian vessels and their crews,” the statement continued.

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“These actions reflect the ongoing commitment of CENTCOM forces to protect U.S. personnel, regional partners, and international shipping, against attacks by Iran-backed Houthis,” CENTCOM added.

The attack came weeks after U.S. forces conducted retaliatory strikes against Houthi weapons storage facilities in Yemen.

The facilities targeted in mid-November were all located in Houthi-controlled territories and housed a variety of advanced conventional weapons used by Houthis to target U.S. and other international military – as well as civilian – vessels moving through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

U.S. Air Force and Navy assets, including the F-35C, were used during the operation.