article_snippet.sent: Ground troops will continue to protect the border and confront any attempts to destabilize the situation, Asiri said.
article_snippet.sent: Military action will be taken if needed.
article_snippet.sent: Also Tuesday, a U.S. military official told CNN that the United States is conducting "manned reconnaissance" off Yemen.
article_snippet.sent: a U.S. military official stressed that the repositioning of U.S. ships over the last days was not done to interdict Iranian ships, but to ensure freedom of navigation and maritime security.
article_snippet.sent: CNN's Jethro Mullen, Tim Lister, Anas Hamdan, Jamie Crawford and journalist Hakim Almasmari contributed to this report.