The guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) launches Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles in response to increased Iranian-backed Houthi malign behavior in the Red Sea Jan. 12, 2024.
The guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) launches Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles in response to increased Iranian-backed Houthi malign behavior in the Red Sea Jan. 12, 2024.
  • US forces operating near Yemen are changing strategy, now destroying Houthi threats before they're launched.
  • US Navy ships spent months intercepting the Houthi attacks and warning them to stop to no avail.
  • Biden said that while the strikes on the militant group haven't deterred them, they will continue.

US forces operating near Yemen aren't waiting to respond to Houthi threats anymore and are hitting them before they are even launched, a new tactic aimed at putting greater pressure on the group.