The U.S. military said Thursday it struck three radar sites in Yemen in response to missile launches from territory controlled by Houthi rebels that targeted a U.S. Navy destroyer.

Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook described the strikes as "self-defense" in order to protect U.S. personnel and ships.

"The United States will respond to any further threat to our ships and commercial traffic, as appropriate, and will continue to maintain our freedom of navigation in the Red Sea, the Bab al-Mandeb, and elsewhere around the world," he said.

Officials said Wednesday a missile fired in the Red Sea targeted the destroyer USS Mason, which was accompanied by the amphibious docking vessel USS San Antonio at the time. The rocket failed to reach the ships, a U.S. official who asked not to be identified told VOA.

The missile launch, the second in the past four days, was from a Houthi-controlled area, officials said. The Houthi movement in Yemen denied any involvement in the first attack on the USS Mason, a few days ago.

美國軍方星期四表示，美軍襲擊了也門境內的三個雷達設施，報復最近幾天胡塞控制區向美國軍艦發射導彈的行動。

五角大樓發言人庫克說，這次自衛行動是為了保護美軍人員與軍艦。

他表示，美國將對任何針對美國船只以及商業航行的威脅做出適當反應，繼續維護美國在紅海，曼德海峽，以及世界其他地區的航行自由。

有關官員星期三表示，美國海軍驅逐艦梅森號在紅海受到一枚導彈的攻擊，當時跟梅森號在一起的還有美軍兩棲登陸艦圣安東尼奧號。一位要求不透露姓名的美國官員對美國之音說，導彈沒能擊中這兩艘艦只。

美國官員說 ，這是四天之內胡塞控制區第二次向美國軍艦發射導彈。不過，也門胡塞反政府武裝否認他們與美國海軍驅逐艦梅森號第一次遭受的襲擊有任何牽連。

The U.S. military said Thursday it struck three radar sites in Yemen in response to missile launches from territory controlled by Houthi rebels that targeted a U.S. Navy destroyer.

Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook described the strikes as "self-defense" in order to protect U.S. personnel and ships.

"The United States will respond to any further threat to our ships and commercial traffic, as appropriate, and will continue to maintain our freedom of navigation in the Red Sea, the Bab al-Mandeb, and elsewhere around the world," he said.

Officials said Wednesday a missile fired in the Red Sea targeted the destroyer USS Mason, which was accompanied by the amphibious docking vessel USS San Antonio at the time. The rocket failed to reach the ships, a U.S. official who asked not to be identified told VOA.

The missile launch, the second in the past four days, was from a Houthi-controlled area, officials said. The Houthi movement in Yemen denied any involvement in the first attack on the USS Mason, a few days ago.

美國軍方星期四表示，美軍襲擊了也門境內的三個雷達設施，報復最近幾天胡塞控制區向美國軍艦發射導彈的行動。

五角大樓發言人庫克說，這次自衛行動是為了保護美軍人員與軍艦。

他表示，美國將對任何針對美國船只以及商業航行的威脅做出適當反應，繼續維護美國在紅海，曼德海峽，以及世界其他地區的航行自由。

有關官員星期三表示，美國海軍驅逐艦梅森號在紅海受到一枚導彈的攻擊，當時跟梅森號在一起的還有美軍兩棲登陸艦圣安東尼奧號。一位要求不透露姓名的美國官員對美國之音說，導彈沒能擊中這兩艘艦只。

美國官員說 ，這是四天之內胡塞控制區第二次向美國軍艦發射導彈。不過，也門胡塞反政府武裝否認他們與美國海軍驅逐艦梅森號第一次遭受的襲擊有任何牽連。