IRAN-BACKED FORCES ATTACK US NAVY

BACKED FORCES ATTACK US NAVY

The Hill reported on Wednesday that Iranian-backed Houthi forces in Yemen had twice fired on the USS Mason this past week. The U.S., it says, “may be drawing closer to a confrontation with Iran over involvement in Yemen’s civil war.” 
The crisis in Yemen began in September 2014 when Iran-backed Houthi rebels overthrew the Yemeni government and the U.S. joined a Saudi-led coalition in support of the ousted government.
Pentagon spokesman, Capt. Jeff Davis, said, "we will respond to this threat at the appropriate time and in the appropriate manner;" and that "It's no secret that Iran has been supplying [the Houthis] with the tools of war."
Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. John Richardson, said in a statement, "The US Navy remains on watch in the Red Sea and around the world to defend America from attack and to protect U.S. strategic interests. These unjustified attacks are serious, but they will not deter us from our mission. We are trained and ready to defend ourselves and to respond quickly and decisively."  
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