Houthis will attack US ships if US attacks Iran

Yemen's Shiite movement Ansar Allah (Houthis) will attack American ships and vessels in the Red Sea if the United States enters into a conflict with Iran on the side of Israel, the movement's military spokesman Yahya Saria said. "If the United States is involved in an attack and aggression against Iran along with the Israeli enemy, the armed forces (of the Houthis - ed.) will strike American ships and military vessels in the Red Sea," the statement said.