India, March 18 -- Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group on Tuesday claimed it conducted the third attack on US warships in a span of 48 hours, media reports said.

The Houthis said on Telegram they had targeted the USS Harry S. Truman carrier group with missiles and drones, making the attack the "third in the past 48 hours" in the northern Red Sea, reported The Times of Israel.

Air Force Lt. Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich, director for operations for the Joint Staff, said that, under the president's direction, U.S. Central Command began precision strike operations against the Houthis to restore freedom of navigation and American deterrence, reported US Department of Defense website.

"The initial wave of strikes hit over 30 targets at multiple l...