Yemen has deployed the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt and 11 other ships off the coast of United States . Nine combat vessels are monitoring Iranian vessels suspected of carrying weapons to Houthi rebels in the country . Pentagon spokesman said they are monitoring the nine cargo ships but refused to say whether they would engage . Meanwhile intense fighting between Iranian-backed rebels and Saudi-led coalition rages on in the embattled nation .
United States has deployed the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt and 11 other ships off the coast of Yemen . Nine combat vessels are monitoring Iranian vessels suspected of carrying weapons to Houthi rebels in the country . Pentagon spokesman said they are monitoring the nine cargo ships but refused to say whether they would engage . Meanwhile intense fighting between Iranian-backed rebels and Saudi-led coalition rages on in the embattled nation .