Houthis Claim Attack on U.S. Aircraft Carrier Harry S. Truman For 2nd Time In Less Than A Week

This is the second time in less than 7 days that the group has made this claim with a December 31, 2024 report when the U.S said that it was targeting Houthi command centres, weapon storage sites and radar systems.

Spokesperson Yahya Saree said that Houthi forces undertook a special operation against Carrier Truman with 2 cruise missiles and 4 drones in the northern part of the Red Sea, as the U.S was going to launch a lethal aerial attack on Yemen. The operation led to the failure of the U.S attack, he added.

However, the U.S. Central Command has not commented and instead said that U.S. forces are focused on ISIS in Syria and Iraq.

Per a CENTCOM update, U.S and coalition forces staged several raids against ISIS positions between December 30, 2024 and January 6, 2025, in which an ISIS attack cell leader in Syria was captured.

Houthis have also struck central and southern parts of Israel with drones and missiles, leading to retaliatory attacks from Israel, which might increase its attacks in response to Houthi strikes.

Houthis had also claimed to have downed two U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drones in December. It is just over 3 weeks since CENTCOM announced the arrival of Truman and its strike group in the region.

The carrier group was deployed on September 23, from Naval Station Norfolk for a regular deployment and arrived in the region on December 14, 2024. In the past few months, tensions have remained as Houthis have continued to target US Warships.