Goa, Feb. 7 -- Yemen's Houthi rebels, known to be supported by Iran, declared responsibility for launching missiles at two vessels in the Red Sea. The attacked ships were identified as an American vessel and a British cargo ship, both reportedly sustaining minor damages.

The first incident occurred in the southern part of the Red Sea, west of the Yemeni port of Hodeida, resulting in minor damage to an American ship named 'Star Nasia.' The second attack targeted a UK-owned cargo ship, 'Morning Tide,' near Yemen's southern port city of Aden. The British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) confirmed the assault, stating that the vessel, flagged under Barbados and owned by a Greek company, was en route from the US to ...