Navy Warship Shoots Down Yemen Drone Amid Denials of Regional Conflict

A Navy destroyer in the Red Sea shot down a drone that came from Yemen and was heading towards the USS Thomas Hudner destroyer. This incident is the latest in a series of confrontations in the region as the U.S. military deploys forces to deter a regional conflict. The Pentagon denies that these incidents signal a wider regional conflict and states that the intended target was not the Hudner. There have been near daily drone and rocket attacks by Iran-backed groups on U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria, causing traumatic brain injuries. The ownership of the drone is still being assessed.