Yemen's Huthi rebels on Tuesday claimed a missile strike on a Greek-owned cargo ship off the war-torn country's coast, saying they fired after the crew did not respond to warnings.
Rebel forces "carried out a targeting operation against the ship... after its crew refused the calls from the naval forces, as well as repeated fiery warning messages", the Huthis said in a statement.
US strikes Yemen missiles that posed 'imminent' threat to ships: official
American forces carried out strikes in Yemen targeting four missiles that threatened civilian and military ships, a US official said Tuesday.
"The US conducted self-defense strikes against four Huthi ballistic missiles that posed an imminent threat to merchant vessels and US Navy ships," the official said on condition of anonymity, referring to Iran-backed Yemeni rebels.