New York, Feb. 7 -- Yemen's Houthis, an Iran-backed rebel group, claimed responsibility for firing missiles at two ships in the Red Sea - one American and one British vessel. Reports claimed that the first attack took place in the southern part of the Red Sea west of the Yemeni port of Hodeida, which caused minor damage to the vessel.

A second ship was attacked on the same day off Yemen's southern port city of Aden, the British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said, news agency Associated Press reported. This was identified as a Marshall Islands-flagged, Greek-owned vessel coming from the US heading to India. However, it is not yet clear whether the explosion was caused by a sea mine or a rocket.

Meanwhile, th...