Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. 5th Fleet, speaks with sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG-64) after presenting combat medals to sailors while the ship was in Bahrain, Jan. 2, 2023. US Navy Photo
The last dozen Houthi attacks on merchant traffic in the Red Sea have not targeted ships linked to or heading to or from Israel, in contrast to claims from the Iranian-backed group, the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command told reporters on Thursday, US Naval Institute News reports.
