After a truce between the United States and the Houthis, details of the battles between the militant group in Yemen and the US Navy are becoming much clearer. The Houthis, using anti-ship missiles, drones and other weaponry, kept US carriers and destroyers under pressure for months, pushing crews to their limit in some of the fiercest engagements at sea for the US Navy since World War II. The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler talks with Stephen Kalin from the Wall Street Journal who reported the inside details of what this naval war was like.
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