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The Houthis appear to have narrowed their desultory missile and drone barrages into Red Sea shipping lanes to focus on targeting US-, UK- and Israeli-linked ships.
Pentagon officials this week were quick to take credit for a week-long lull in the Houthi attacks — the first since attacks began in November — citing repeated waves of unilateral US strikes and two rounds alongside the UK Royal Navy and Air Force.
"These strikes, from a physical standpoint, are having an impact on their ability to conduct attacks,” Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder said Tuesday.
