Afghanistan, April 25 -- The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced the destruction of an anti-ship ballistic missile and four Houthi drones by the forces of the International Military Coalition in the Red Sea.

The command center stated in a release that these vessels were destroyed on Wednesday, April 24th, in an area under Houthi control in Yemen.

The statement noted that this ballistic missile, fired by "Iran-backed terrorist Houthis," was aimed at the American ship "MV Yorktown" with 18 American crew members and four Greek crew members, causing no casualties or damages.

CENTCOM added that this anti-ship ballistic missile and the drones posed an immediate threat to US Navy ships and commercial vessels.

Furthermore, t...