Spokesman for Yemeni Armed Forces Brigadier General Yahya Saree
The Yemeni Armed Forces have targeted US aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman and its accompanying vessels in the Red Sea in retaliation for the latest aggression against the Arab nation.
Army spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree made the remarks in a speech on Sunday, a day after the US carried out large-scale military strikes on the Yemeni capital Sana'a and multiple other provinces across the country, leaving dozens of people, including women and children, killed and injured.
Saree said that 18 ballistic and cruise missiles along with drones were used in the retaliatory operation against the US strike group and US Navy’s positions.
He further warned that the Yemeni armed forces will not hesitate to continue targeting US warships in the region, vowing to continue the naval blockade on Israeli vessels until humanitarian aid reaches the Gaza Strip.
On Saturday night, American and British warplanes launched 47 airstrikes on several sites in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a as well as on areas in the northern province of Sa’ada, the central province of al-Bayda, and the southwestern province of Dhamar.
At least 31 people, mostly women and children, were killed in the aerial and naval attacks ordered by US President Donald Trump.
The large-scale aerial attacks, which began on Saturday and continued into the early hours of Sunday, came after the Yemeni Armed Forces threatened to resume their retaliatory operations against the Israeli-linked ships in the Red Sea over the Tel Aviv regime’s blockade on Gaza.
Earlier in the day, Yemen’s Supreme Political Council condemned the deadly US aggression against the country in support of Israel, pledging that the nation will punish the criminal regime in a “painful” manner.
The council also noted that the airstrikes on Yemen mark a return to the militarization of the Red Sea, posing a real threat to international navigation in the region.
For more than a year, the Yemeni Armed Forces, led by Ansarullah, launched attacks against the Israeli regime and Israeli-linked shipping in the Red Sea, in support of their ally, Hamas, in Gaza.
Ansarullah temporarily suspended their campaign in January after a ceasefire was reached in Gaza. However, following Israel’s recent blockade on aid to the Palestinian territory, the group announced it would resume the attacks.
On Sunday, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed an “unrelenting” campaign of airstrikes against Ansarullah until they cease operations in the Red Sea.
U.S. President Donald Trump, shortly after taking office in January, issued an executive order to designate Ansarullah as a “foreign terrorist organization,” accusing the group of posing a threat to regional security.
