Yemeni Missile and Drone Attack on US Aircraft Carrier

Yemeni armed forces have succeeded in targeting the US aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman for the second time in the last 24 hours.

News ID: 85923

Date: 17 March 2025 - 09:01

TEHRAN (Defapress) - Yahya Saree, the spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces, read an important statement in which it was stated: The Yemeni Armed Forces, for the second time in the past 24 hours, targeted the aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman in the northern Red Sea.

The statement added: This American aircraft carrier was targeted with several ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones in a battle that lasted several hours.

The statement noted: The Yemeni Armed Forces successfully thwarted an aggression that the enemy sought to carry out against our country once again.

The statement continued: Enemy fighter jets, after the missiles and drones were launched at the aircraft carrier and their other warships, were forced to return to where they had taken off from.

The statement emphasized: With reliance on God, we confronted this criminal aggression and will respond to escalated attacks with intensified strikes.

The statement added: We will continue to implement our options for escalating operations if the aggressions against our country persist. We salute all segments of the great Yemeni people and all free people of the Islamic nation who expressed their opposition to the enemy's aggressions.

The statement concluded: We will continue to prevent the passage of Israeli ships through the operational zone until the blockade on the Gaza Strip is lifted.