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Houthi cruise missile fired from Yemen toward US warship shot down by fighter jet: CENTCOM
Houthi rebels in Yemen fired an anti-ship cruise missile toward a U.S. warship in the Red Sea on Sunday, but it was shot down by a U.S. fighter jet.
An anti-ship cruise missile was fired at about 4:45 p.m. local time on Sunday from Iranian-backed Houthi militant areas of Yemen toward USS Laboon, which was operating in the Southern Red Sea, according to U.S. Central Command. The U.S. said the missile came from near Hodeida, a Red Sea port city long held by the Houthis.
“The missile was shot down in [the] vicinity of the coast of Hudaydah by U.S. fighter aircraft. There were no injuries or damage reported,” CENTCOM said in a statement.
The attack by the Houthis is the first acknowledged by the U.S. since strikes on the rebels from the U.S. and allied nations began on Friday after weeks of assaults on shipping in the Red Sea.
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Houthi rebels in Yemen fired an anti-ship cruise missile toward a U.S. warship in the Red Sea on Sunday, but it was shot down by a U.S. fighter jet. (AP Photo)
The Houthis have targeted the crucial corridor connecting Asian and Middle East energy and cargo shipments to the Suez Canal en route to Europe over the ongoing war between Israeli forces and Hamas terrorists.
It was not immediately clear whether the U.S. would retaliate for the latest attack, but President Biden has said he “will not hesitate to direct further measures to protect our people and the free flow of international commerce as necessary.”
The first day of U.S.-led strikes on Friday hit 28 locations and more than 60 targets with cruise missiles and bombs launched by fighter jets, warships and a submarine. The locations hit included weapon depots, radars and command centers, according to the U.S.
U.S. forces then carried out another strike on Saturday on a Houthi radar site.
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U.S. Central Command said no injuries were reported as a result of the attack on Sunday. (U.S. Central Command)
Shipping through the Red Sea has slowed because of the attacks. The U.S. Navy warned American-flagged vessels on Friday to avoid areas around Yemen in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden for 72 hours after the initial airstrikes.
The Houthis claimed, without providing evidence, that the U.S. struck a location near Hodeida on Sunday around the same time as the cruise missile attack. The U.S. and the U.K. did not acknowledge conducting any strike, suggesting it may have been the result of a misfired Houthi missile.
The Biden administration and U.S. allies have attempted to prevent any wider conflict as the Israel-Hamas war continues following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack against the Jewish State, but the attacks between the U.S. and the Houthis cause concern the conflict could expand.
Fox News’ Liz Friden and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Prosecutors investigating suspected link to Iran war due to similarities with other recent attempted attacks in Europe.
Published On 30 Mar 2026
French police have arrested two more people over a foiled attack on Bank of America’s Paris headquarters as authorities probe a suspected link with the Iran war.
The National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office (PNAT) said that five suspects are now being held in custody, including three minors arrested after Saturday’s attempted attack with a homemade explosive device, and two adults detained on Monday.
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Police arrested the first suspect after he placed the device, which consisted of an ignition system and five litres of liquid believed to be fuel, outside the US financial institution near the Champs-Elysees in the city’s 8th arrondissement.
Police said the first detainee had told them he was a minor and from Senegal and that they were working to verify his identity. A police source told AFP that he claimed to have been recruited through the Snapchat app to carry out a bombing in exchange for 600 euros ($688).
The suspect who placed the device was accompanied by a second person, who appeared to be taking photos and videos with a mobile phone, but fled when police arrived. It was unclear whether the apparent accomplice was one of the five suspects now in custody.
PNAT is now investigating a number of suspected offences, including attempted damage by fire or other dangerous means in connection with a “terrorist plot”. The probe also includes a charge of participation in a “terrorist” criminal association.
On Monday, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said authorities were investigating a suspected link to the Iran war due to similarities with other recent attempted attacks in Europe for which a pro-Iran group claimed responsibility.
The “modus operandi is in every respect similar to actions that have been carried out in the Netherlands and in Belgium”, Nunez said on French radio network RTL, alluding to claims of responsibility from a group known on Telegram as Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia.
The group, whose name translates to mean “Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right”, also claimed responsibility for an attack last week in London, where four ambulances belonging to a Jewish charity were set on fire in the neighbourhood of Golders Green.
“Typically, intelligence services of this country [Iran] operate in this way. They use proxies, a series of subcontractors, often common criminals, to carry out highly targeted actions aimed at US interests, the interests of the Jewish community, or Iranian opposition figures,” Nunez said.
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US allows Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba amid blockade as Trump says island ‘has to survive’
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The U.S. government will allow a Russian tanker full of crude oil to reach Cuba, effectively easing a blockade that has pushed the island into an energy crisis, according to a report.
The Russian-flagged tanker, the Anatoly Kolodkin, was headed for Cuba on Sunday, carrying an estimated 730,000 barrels of oil, The New York Times reported, citing a U.S. official who had been briefed on the matter.
The tanker Anatoly Kolodkin was just off the eastern tip of Cuba on Sunday, ship tracking data showed.
“We have a tanker out there. We don’t mind having somebody get a boatload, because they need … they have to survive,” President Donald Trump told reporters on Sunday when asked about the report.
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The U.S. government will allow a Russian tanker full of crude oil to reach Cuba. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters)
“If a country wants to send some oil into Cuba right now, I have no problem whether it’s Russia or not,” he added.
Trump had sought to restrict oil shipments to Cuba in an effort to pressure its government.
The U.S. government has temporarily eased some sanctions on Russian oil shipments to help stabilize global energy markets amid disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz following U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran that began last month.
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President Donald Trump had sought to restrict oil shipments to Cuba in an effort to pressure its government. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)
The Anatoly Kolodkin, which departed from Primorsk, Russia, could soon dock at the Matanzas port in Cuba if it remains on its current path, according to tracking services MarineTraffic and LSEG.
The oil would provide significant relief to Cuba, where President Miguel Díaz-Canel has said fuel shortages have persisted for months, forcing strict gas rationing and deepening the island’s energy crisis.
The U.S. capture of then-Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in January stripped a key Cuban ally who had been providing oil to the island on favorable terms.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has said fuel shortages have persisted for months. (PABLO PORCIUNCULA/AFP via Getty Images)
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The Trump administration then blocked all Venezuelan oil shipments to Cuba and vowed to impose punitive tariffs on any third country that supplied shipments to the island, forcing Mexico to stop its exports to Cuba.
Another ship, the Hong Kong-flagged Sea Horse, was also carrying about 200,000 barrels of Russian fuel to Cuba, but was rerouted to Venezuela.
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