Houthis Escalate After US-UK Strikes, Claim Attack on US Carrier

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis have threatened to escalate attacks on Red Sea shipping following U.S. and U.K. airstrikes that reportedly killed 16 people. The U.S. used a 5,000-pound bunker-buster bomb in the strike, targeting an underground Houthi facility. The Houthis responded by launching a missile at the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and vowed further retaliation. The strikes are part of ongoing U.S. and U.K. efforts to counter Houthi attacks on shipping routes, which have intensified since November. Iran condemned the strikes, accusing the U.S. and U.K. of spreading insecurity in the region.