Tehran, IRNA- The Yemeni army confirmed its attack on an American ship in the Gulf of Aden with missiles, warning that it would never hesitate to attack the source of threats in the water off the Arab country’s coast.
“Our navy launched an operation against American ship named "Genco Picardy" in the Gulf of Aden and targeted it with a number of appropriate missiles”, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, the spokesman of the Yemeni Armed Forces was quoted by the Al-Masirah network.
Saree also warned that any new aggression against Yemen will not go unanswered and punished. “We will never hesitate to attack all sources of threats in the Arabian Sea and the Red Sea within the framework of our legitimate right to defend Yemen and continue to support the oppressed Palestinian nation”, he emphasized.
The spokesman reiterated that all ships except those bound for Israeli ports are allowed to sail through the Red Sea to reach their destinations.
“Our operations against Israeli ships or ships heading toward ports in occupied Palestine will continue until the Zionist regime ends its aggression and siege of Gaza”, Saree noted.
Meanwhile, US Central Command Center (CENTCOM) also confirmed on Thursday morning that a US-owned ship sustained damage after "a drone fired from Yemen hit" the vessel.
CENTCOM announced on the X social network that Genco Picardy was hit at around 8:30 p.m. Sana'a time in the Gulf of Aden. “The Marshall Islands-flagged ship is owned by the United States and is a bulk carrier. The attack on the vessel caused some damage but no injuries”.
This statement was issued after the Yemeni spokesman announced that the country's army had targeted a ship in the Red Sea.
The spokesman warned that the response to the aggressions and attacks of the United States and Britain against Yemen is inevitable.
The United States and the United Kingdom launched attacks on Yemen following a resolution of the United Nations Security Council on Friday morning.
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