The Iran-backed Houthi militia based in Yemen has claimed a new attack on the American aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered strikes against them. The United States has not reported any damage and U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Alex Grynkewich, said the claims were "hard to confirm."

Under former President Joe Biden, the U.S. and the United Kingdom began a series of airstrikes against the Houthis starting in January 2024. A December report by The International Institute for Strategic Studies said the U.S. and its partners struck the Houthis over 260 times up to that point.

The Iranian-backed rebels, who have targeted Israel and shipping in the Red Sea, said children were among those killed in the strikes ordered by President Trump.