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US warships under attack in Red Sea by Iran-backed Houthi rebels

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  • Three US warships attacked by Iran-backed Houthi rebels
  • Nearly two dozen incoming missiles and drones shot down
  • No vessels hit and no sailors hurt
  • USS Stockdale, USS Spruance, and USS Indianapolis transiting Bab al-Mandab Strait
  • Barrage of incoming ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones
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  • The attacks have caused a 90% decrease in commercial ships passing through the Red Sea since the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre in Israel.
  • U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria have also been attacked multiple times since then, with three American soldiers killed in Jordan in January.
  • The recent attack on a Greek-flagged oil tanker carrying four times the amount of oil spilled by the Exxon Valdez has raised concerns about potential environmental disasters.
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  • The US warships, including three destroyers, were transiting the Bab al-Mandab Strait when they were attacked by a barrage of incoming ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones from Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
  • The US Navy declined to confirm whether the destroyers were the intended targets of the attack, but stated that they took measures for self-defense and successfully shot down nearly two dozen incoming missiles and drones.
  • The Houthis have carried out a series of strikes on US warships and commercial vessels in the Red Sea since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip last year, and have threatened to launch more attacks if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not stop offensives in Gaza and Lebanon.
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