US Central Command is still investigating the weekend attack on the USS Mason in the Red Sea, another in a series of missile attacks on the ship. On Saturday, the destroyer detected a missile threat from Houthi-controlled areas on the Yemeni coast, Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said during a Monday briefing. The ship deployed countermeasures “as appropriate.” The missile didn’t reach the ship and the crew was fine. It was the latest in a series of missile attacks on the Mason. On Oct. 12, US ships, on the order of President Obama, hit three radar sites in Houthi-controlled territory on the coast in response to the attacks on the Mason. Cook said the military is weighing its response to the most recent attack.
The U.S. military is sending more fighter jets to the Middle East to step up its war with Iran, adding to what is already the largest buildup of airpower in the region since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. For now, the operation shows little sign of coming to a quick…