“We carried out 2 unprecedented military operations in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea, which lasted for 8 hours. Thanks to God, these 2 operations achieved their goals successfully,” Saree said in a statement on Tuesday.

“In the first operation, the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln was targeted by several cruise missiles and several drones in the Arabian Sea. The attack on this aircraft carrier took place while the American enemy was preparing for hostile operations against our country,” he said, adding that “The air attack operation against our country, which the American enemy was preparing to carry out, was failed.”

The spokesperson of the Yemeni armed forces continued, “In the second operation, 2 American destroyers were targeted in the Red Sea with several missiles and drones.”

Saree stressed that the and the UK have to bear responsibility for escalating tensions in the Red Sea.

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