Overview

• The U.S. has deployed the Carl Vinson aircraft carrier to the Red Sea to support the Harry S. Truman, reinforcing its naval and aerial capabilities in the region.
• Houthi rebels claim responsibility for three attacks on the Harry S. Truman within a 24-hour period, though the U.S. has not confirmed these strikes.
• Over 200 U.S. airstrikes have targeted Houthi positions in Yemen since March 15, with recent operations focusing on Hodeida, where casualties have been reported.
• Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea have severely disrupted access to the Suez Canal, forcing vessels to reroute around Africa's Cape of Good Hope.
• Iran has expressed openness to indirect nuclear negotiations but warned it may pursue nuclear weapons if provoked by military action.