The Houthi group is claiming responsibility for recent attacks targeting U.S. warships in the Red Sea.
According to a statement published by the Jerusalem Post on Tuesday, the Houthi militants claimed to have attacked the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier and several other U.S. warships.
On Wednesday morning, the Houthis announced they had used drones to target a U.S. vessel and Israeli military sites.
Digital has requested a comment from the Department of Defense.
Earlier this month, the Houthis claimed to have attacked the Truman and its warships in retaliation for U.S. attacks on Yemen, but provided no supporting evidence.
Prior to the Houthis’ claim, the had reportedly shot down several of their drones.
These claims follow reports that several officials from the Trump administration discussed potential military action against the Houthis in a Signal group chat. Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, was mistakenly added to this chat after apparently receiving an invitation on March 11 from Michael Waltz, then the president’s National Security Advisor.
The group, named “Houthi PC Small Group,” included high-ranking Trump administration officials who were discussing what became an against the Houthis. The group chat has drawn criticism as a potential national security breach, with concerns raised about senior officials discussing sensitive military plans outside secure facilities or protected government networks.
Goldberg reported that the group included 18 people, including Waltz, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.
Goldberg’s article indicated that officials were discussing “war plans,” but he chose not to publish some highly sensitive information shared in the Signal chat, such as details about weapons packages, targets, and timing, due to national security and military operational concerns.
Goldberg also noted that Ratcliffe shared the name of a CIA undercover agent in the Signal chat.
The White House has acknowledged the group chat “appears to be authentic.” However, administration officials, including Hegseth, have attempted to minimize concerns and discredit Goldberg’s reporting.
“I’ve heard the characterization. Nobody was texting war plans, and that’s all I have to say about that,” Hegseth stated on Monday.
Hegseth criticized Goldberg, calling him “a deceitful and highly discredited, so-called journalist who’s made a profession of peddling hoaxes time and time again, to include the, I don’t know, the hoaxes of Russia, Russia, Russia, or the fine people on both sides hoax or suckers and losers hoax. So this guy is garbage.”
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