A multiple-missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels on two US warships has been thwarted ... "We will continue to make clear to the Houthis there will be consequences for their illegal and reckless attacks," he said.

The Iran-backed group launched drones, fired missiles at two US warships in an hours-long attack, the Pentagon says.

Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted two U.S. Navy warships with multiple drones and missiles as they were traveling through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, but the attacks were not successful, the Defense Department said Tuesday.