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U.S. military leadership is experiencing growing anxiety as indicators mount suggesting that Sana’a forces are nearing the execution of a strategic strike that could sink a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Red Sea—a scenario Washington has long sought to avoid since the start of the conflict.
Concerns have resurfaced in U.S. decision-making circles, according to a recent report published Sunday by The National Interest, which stated that what it referred to as the “Houthi threat” to U.S. aircraft carriers has become more serious than ever. The report pointed to the introduction of new tactics and precise anti-ship ballistic missiles into Yemeni operations.
The magazine cited a previous official U.S. report that documented a Yemeni missile nearly striking the command center of the USS Eisenhower last year, which prompted Washington at the time to withdraw the carrier from the theater of operations following a series of unprecedented attacks.
The report also quoted the commander of the USS Laben, who described the attacks his vessel endured during deployment in the Red Sea as “the most intense since World War II,” underscoring the gravity of the situation from a U.S. military perspective.
Despite the U.S. Navy’s attempts to mitigate the threat by repositioning warships farther from the range of Yemeni missiles and drones, the report confirmed that the situation remains troubling—especially as Sana’a forces continue to launch repeated attacks, the latest of which targeted the USS Truman and its accompanying supply ship in recent hours.
This escalation comes amid the ongoing withdrawal of U.S. aircraft carriers and destroyers from the Red Sea—four carriers have been withdrawn since the start of the confrontations last year, reflecting the extent of the losses and military pressure imposed by Sana’a on the U.S. fleet.
The report anticipated that the threat may intensify further if the conflict escalates into an open confrontation with Iran—potentially dragging the region into more complex scenarios, including, for the first time in modern history, the sinking of a U.S. aircraft carrier.
