"US Warship's Last Resort: Stopping Houthi Missile Threat"

A Houthi missile came within a mile of a US Navy destroyer in the Red Sea, prompting the warship to use its Close-In Weapon System as a last line of defense. The incident marks the closest a Houthi attack has come to an American warship. The US has carried out preemptive strikes targeting Houthi missiles and conducted widespread strikes across Yemen in response to ongoing attacks against commercial vessels in key global trade routes. Despite the aggressive actions, the US emphasizes that it is not at war with the Iran-backed rebels.