American forces have carried out a self-defense strike this week targeting a "mobile anti-ship cruise missile" in Yemen that "was prepared to launch against ships in the Red Sea." U.S. Central Command said the missile, which was in "Iranian-backed Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen," was struck around 2:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday. Then, about seven hours
American forces have carried out four more self-defense strikes against Yemen’s Houthi rebels after a U.S. Coast Guard cutter seized an Iranian weapons shipment bound for the militant group. The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement Thursday that its forces yesterday afternoon "successfully conducted four self-defense strikes against seven mobile anti-ship cruise missiles,
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was transferred to the critical care unit at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Sunday night after being transported to the hospital earlier in the day. Austin was transported to the hospital by his security detail on Sunday for symptoms suggesting an emergent bladder issue, according to a statement released