U.S. destroys Houthi uncrewed surface vessels in Red Sea

The U.S. military have destroyed four uncrewed surface vessels of Yemen's rebel Ansar Allah Houthi movement, the U.S. Central Command reported.

"In the past 24 hours U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed four Iranian-backed Houthi uncrewed surface vehicles (USV) in the Red Sea," the statement reads.

The U.S. Central Command maintained that these USVs "presented an imminent threat to the U.S. and coalition".