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A US warship shot down “multiple one-way attack drones” launched from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen on Thursday morning local time, according to the United States Central Command.

In a statement, CENTCOM said the USS Thomas Hudner shot the drones down while it was on patrol in the Red Sea, adding that there had been no damage to the ship or injuries sustained by the crew.

Tensions have increased in the Red Sea region since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, with Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels claiming to have fired ballistic missiles and drones toward Israel.

On Sunday, the Galaxy Leader cargo ship was hijacked by the Houthis in the Red Sea with about 25 crew members on board.

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[–] SpezCanLigmaBalls 17 points 1 year ago (4 children)

At what point does the US truly get involved with this kinda stuff?

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago (2 children)

As long as we keep shooting them down with minimal damage, we really won't do much.

The moment something sneaks through and kills a sailor, wherever it came from will be decimated.

[–] SpezCanLigmaBalls 3 points 1 year ago

Makes sense. Thats what I thought but wasn't sure

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] SpezCanLigmaBalls 0 points 1 year ago

Wasn't saying I hope we do

[–] GardenVarietyAnxiety 4 points 1 year ago

Generally speaking, I'd imagine it would be action over/on land. But I think that line is probably really blurry right now.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Against this scale of attack (that is, small and ineffective) there’s not a lot that you can do or that would be worth it. I think we flew one or two two-plane sorties that hit warehouses/storage units, but I wouldn’t expect anything more than that.

The point when we get truly involved is if Iran takes on a major role rather than just issuing press releases.