Houthis launch sea drone to attack ships hours after US, allies issue ‘final warning’

By TARA COPP
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — An armed unmanned surface vessel launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen got within a “couple of miles” of U.S. Navy and commercial vessels before detonating. Thursday’s attack took place just hours after the White House and a host of partner nations issued a ‘final warning’ to the Iran-backed militia group to cease the attacks or face potential military action. Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, who heads U.S. Navy operations in the Middle East, said it was the first time the Houthis had used an unmanned surface vessel, or USV, since their harassment of commercial ships in the Red Sea began after the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.