The British Maritime Trade Operations reported today, Thursday, that it received a report of an incident approximately 98 nautical miles south of the city of Hodeidah, Yemen. Just a few hours later, the Ambrey maritime agency reported that another commercial vessel also reported a projectile in the waters about 33 nautical miles south of Al-Mokha in Yemen.
In this context, the U.S. Central Command announced that it destroyed four drones on Wednesday in an area controlled by the Houthis. An update from the U.S. Central Command on May 22 indicated that at approximately 3:16 PM (Sanaa time), U.S. Central Command forces successfully engaged four unmanned aerial systems in areas controlled by Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen.
The U.S. Central Command added on X: "Around 3:16 PM (Sanaa time), U.S. Central Command forces successfully engaged with four unmanned aerial systems in a region controlled by Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen." To deter them and "protect" maritime navigation, American and British forces have been striking Houthi sites in Yemen since January 12. The U.S. military occasionally conducts strikes on missiles deemed ready for launch.
Following Western airstrikes, the Houthis began targeting American and British vessels, considering the interests of both countries as "legitimate targets." The attacks and tensions in the Red Sea have led many major shipping companies to reroute their ships to the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa.
