[6] The Iran-backed Houthi movement, which gained control of much of Yemen during its civil war, launched attacks against international shipping demanding a halt to Israel's operations in Gaza, in which over 36,000 Palestinians were killed.

F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets took off from the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower with participation from other warships in the Red Sea.

[1] Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree claimed missile and drone attacks on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, but US officials denied this.

[14][15] Houthi spokesperson Mohamed Abdelsalam called the strikes a "brutal aggression" towards Yemen for backing and providing support to Gaza in the Israel–Hamas war.

[4] Iranian state media called the attacks a transgression of international law and human rights for minimizing "Yemen's sovereignty and territorial integrity", while Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani stated: "The aggressor US and British governments are responsible for the consequences of these crimes against the Yemeni people.