US shoots down missile fired by Houthis toward Red Sea, Pentagon says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iranian-backed Houthi militants fired one anti-ship cruise missile from Yemen toward the Red Sea on Tuesday, the U.S. military’s Central Command said, adding that a U.S. destroyer in the area shot it down.

No injuries or damage were reported, the Central Command said.

(Reporting by Jasper Ward; editing by Rami Ayyub)