Yemen’s Houthis threaten new Red Sea attack as US aircraft carrier heads to Middle East
Yemen’s Houthi group threatened new attacks on ships traveling through the Red Sea corridor amid an approaching U.S. aircraft carrier after President Donald Trump warned of military action against Iran.
A short video by the Houthis included previously published images of a ship on fire, with the caption: “Soon”, without elaborating.
The group’s campaign in the Red Sea saw over 100 ships attacked as part of a campaign the Houthis said pressured the Zionist occupation amid its genocidal war on Gaza. The Houthis halted their fire after a ceasefire, though they’ve repeatedly warned they could resume it if needed.
The Houthi threat come as the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and other guided missile destroyers with it move toward the region. Trump has said the ships are being moved “just in case” he decides to take action against Iran.
Iranian Defense Ministry spokesperson Gen. Reza Talaei-Nik renewed warnings Monday to both “Israel” and the U.S. over any possible attack, saying it would “be met with a response that is more painful and more decisive than in the past.” Iranian state television quoted Talaei-Nik as adding that threats from the two sides required Iran “to maintain full and comprehensive preparedness.”
Iran over the weekend unveiled a new banner in Enghelab Square threatening the Lincoln, showing an aircraft carrier strewn with bodies and streaked with blood with the warning: “If you sow the wind, you will reap the whirlwind.”
As a sign of concern over its airspace, Iran issued a notice to pilots Sunday that banned small private aircraft from flying in the country, with carveouts for the oil industry and emergency medical flights.
