Thwarting the Houthi Attack: A Global Response

U.S. Central Command said the Iranian-backed Houthis, based in Yemen, fired off a "complex attack" in the direction of "international shipping lanes where dozens of merchant vessels were transiting.''

It took the intervention of four U.S. warships and a British one to shoot down the 18 drones and three missiles in the Houthis' 26th assault in that corridor since Nov. 19, Central Command said, adding that no injuries or damage was reported.