Yemen’s Houthi Shiite rebels said this Monday that On Sunday they attacked a US warship in the Gulf of Aden. in the southern Red Sea as tensions continue to rise between the United States and Iran-backed Shiite militias.

“With the help of Almighty God, the Navy of the Yemeni Armed Forces (as the Houthis define themselves) launched a suitable naval missile on Sunday evening. against the US Navy ship Lewis B Puller, while sailing in the Gulf of Aden,” Houthi military spokesman Yehya Sarea said on his official X account.

The spokesman did not even specify whether the missile hit a target in this attack. not confirmed by USA.

According to Sarea, “among the tasks of the (attacked) ship is the task provide logistical support to US forces who are involved in aggression against our country” in connection with US and British attacks on suspected Houthi drone and missile launch sites due to their threat to shipping in the Red Sea.

A Houthi spokesman confirmed that the new attack “is part of the military measures taken by the “Yemeni Armed Forces” in defense of beloved Yemen and in confirmation of the decision to support the oppressed Palestinian people.”

The Houthis made this statement after the launch of a rocket attack that caused Fire on the oil tanker Marlin Luanda while sailing through the Gulf of Aden.

The owner company, Singaporean multinational cargo transportation company Trafigura, said on Sunday that The crew members, all safe and sound, managed to put out the fire.although it has said, like other shipping companies, that it is assessing the risks of any voyage involving passage through the Red Sea.

Tensions in this region, which is of strategic importance for international trade, coincide with an escalation that is spreading further north through attacks by Iranian-backed Iraqi militias on bases with the US military presence in Syria and Iraq.

The latest one happened on Sunday. As a result, three American soldiers were killed and 34 more were injured. 8 of them are in serious condition at a base located on the border of Syria and Jordan.

This suggested first deadly attack on US troops since the war between Israel and Hamas began in October.

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US President Joe Biden promised that those responsible will be brought to justice “at that time and thus” what the US will choose.

(according to information from EFE)