Ryder said he was "not aware of any attacks" on the Abraham Lincoln vessel. "We will continue to make clear to the Houthis there will be consequences for their illegal and reckless attacks," he said.

For more than a year, U.S. warships have shot down Houthi drones and missiles, but the rebels continue to menace shipping in the Red Sea.

Gaza The Houthi rebels in Yemen attacked two US warships passing through the Bab Al Mandeb strait with a barrage of missiles and drones, all of which were repelled, the Pentagon said. At least eight Houthi drones,