The Yemeni Houthi armed forces claimed on the 22nd that they attacked the US aircraft carrier "Eisenhower" in the Red Sea and "successfully achieved their goal". The United States later denied that the aircraft carrier was damaged, but at the same time said that the "Eisenhower" aircraft carrier had withdrawn from the Red Sea on the same day.

    Houthi armed spokesman Yahya Sarrea said in a statement on the 22nd that the group used several ballistic and cruise missiles to attack the "Eisenhower" aircraft carrier in the northeast of the Red Sea, and "successfully achieved the target." Sarea did not say when the attack took place or elaborate on its outcome.

    A few hours later, the U.S. Central Command issued a statement saying that the Houthi armed forces fired three anti-ship ballistic missiles from Yemen into the waters of the Gulf of Aden, but did not cause injuries to U.S. and multinational coalition personnel and merchant sailors, and no ships were seriously damaged. "Recent claims of a successful Houthi attack on the USS Eisenhower are completely false," the statement said.

    It is impossible to verify the claims of the Houthis and the US military.

    On the same day, Patrick Ryder, a spokesman for the US Department of Defense, said in a statement that the "Eisenhower" aircraft carrier strike group had left the Red Sea mission area on the same day and would return to the United States after a short stay in the Mediterranean waters. Next week, the US military's "Roosevelt" aircraft carrier strike group will go to the Red Sea waters to take over the "Eisenhower" aircraft carrier strike group to carry out tasks.

    The USS Eisenhower has been operating in the Red Sea for about eight months to deter and deter actions against Israel in the region, and its mission has been extended twice. The US Naval Academy website on the 21st quoted a US official as saying that US Defense Secretary Austin decided not to extend the mission of the "Eisenhower" aircraft carrier, "it is time for them to go home."

    On May 31, the Houthis claimed to have fired a number of missiles at the "Eisenhower" aircraft carrier and "accurately hit the target" as a response to the United States and Britain's air strikes on Yemen's capital Sanaa and other places. Social media also circulated "the US aircraft carrier was seriously damaged or even sunk", the US military also denied at the time.