American officials say Yemen’s Houthi resistance group has hit a US-owned ship with a missile, but no injuries or significant damage have been reported.
The vessel's US-based owner Eagle Bulk Shipping did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The vessel was hit "in response to strikes by the US and UK on Houthis in Yemen", a British maritime security firm say, reports BBC, Reuters and Press TV.
Earlier, Tawfiq al-Hamiri, an adviser to Yemen’s Information Ministry, has warned that his country is preparing to retaliate against recent US-led military strikes in a way that will bring an end to American hegemony forever.
He made the remarks on Sunday, after the United States bombed Yemen on two consecutive days amid frustration with anti-Israel naval operations by the Yemeni armed forces in the Red Sea.
“We are preparing for a response that will end the US hegemony forever.”
Hamiri also noted that the current confrontation with the United States is aimed at supporting the Palestinian people, who are enduring a genocidal Israeli war in the Gaza Strip.
The US and Britain, backed by Bahrain, Australia, Canada and the Netherlands, struck more than 60 targets at almost 30 locations in Yemen on Friday, killing five people and injuring six others.
The Houthis have attacked cargo ships since November. They say these are Israeli-affiliated - though the maritime security firm says there were no such links for this ship.
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