Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi militia on Friday claimed to have attacked a US aircraft carrier in the Red Sea in response to airstrikes in areas controlled by the group. The Houthi military spokesman Yehya Saree said the group had fired missiles at the carrier Eisenhower, and the hit was “precise and direct.” He added that the United States and Britain had mounted a series of airstrikes in the militia-controlled capital Sana’a, and the provinces of Hodaidah and Taiz. The strikes left civilian and military casualties, including 16 dead in Hodaidah, the official added in a televised statement. Ear…