Yemeni Houthi Militants, supported by Iran, attacked US Navy vessels this week launching dozens of missiles and drones. The attack came after an Israeli air strike targeted Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah.

Earlier today, Fox News defense correspondent Lucas Tomlinson reported that “Three U.S. Navy warships shot down nearly two dozen incoming missiles and drones launched by Iran’s rebel army in Yemen earlier today while transiting the narrow entrance to the Red Sea.”

Thankfully no US ship was harmed, with all projectiles either missing the target or intercepted. 

“A pair of guided-missile destroyers, the USS Stockdale and USS Spruance, along with a littoral combat ship, the USS Indianapolis, were transiting the Bab al-Mandab Strait when the American warships came under attack from a barrage of incoming ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones,” he added.

This latest attack is part of a larger escalation, with Houthi rebels hitting U.S. ships several times in the last year alone. These strikes have been in response to America’s support of Israel in the wake of a Hamas terrorist attack last October 7.

Even through bombings, hostage crisis, and proxy wars, the Iranian regime demonstrated a nonchalance when it came to their chosen method of warfare.

In response, Senator Roger Wicker (R-MI) condemned the attack as “nothing less than an act of war.” 

“Today’s Iranian-backed terrorist attack against American Navy ships is nothing less than an act of war. The Biden-Harris administration’s months long effort to ‘play defense’ in the Red Sea has completely failed,” he said. “It is time to act decisively to punish the Houthis and let the world see the consequences of attacking the United States.”

So while the U.S. Navy was able to protect their ships, the increasing stress provided a clear example of just how close aggression is getting in that region and an indication of what’s next.