The Houthis reported an attack on an American ship in the Gulf of Aden

Yemen's Iranian -backed Houthi group said it fired cruise missiles at a US ship in the Gulf of Aden and hit it with "high precision" .

" In response to the aggression of the United States and Great Britain against Yemen, our armed naval forces attacked the Kim Ranger ship in the Gulf of Aden," said Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sariya . Al-Masirah TV.

Stating that the attack was carried out with cruise missiles, Saria said that the target was hit with a " precise hit" .

The US , in turn, reported that it shot down 2 anti-ship missiles in areas under the control of pro-Iranian forces in Yemen.

"In the context of ongoing efforts to protect freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and prevent attacks on U.S. and partner naval vessels, on January 18, CENTCOM forces conducted an anti-ship missile attack on two anti-ship missiles in Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen," the U.S. Central Command said. command (CENTCOM) in a statement issued yesterday evening .

The missiles posed a "constant threat" to commercial and US Navy ships, the statement said.

According to these reports, the missiles were detected by American forces and destroyed in "self-defense".