Houthi forces continue to launch ballistic missiles targeting commercial vessels in the Red Sea despite ongoing airstrikes by U.S. forces to degrade the Iranian-backed militia.
The meeting will come as Austin is in Bahrain and includes nations that are a part of the Combined Maritime Forces partnership under the U.S. 5th Fleet.
A U.S. destroyer downed three missiles and several drones fired from Yemen that were heading north, amid an uptick in such attacks throughout the Middle East,