Top general says Iran could have aided attacks on US ships

Published October 19, 2016 6:55pm ET



The general who heads U.S. Central Command is pointing an accusing finger at Iran in the aftermath of cruise missile attacks on U.S. ships in the Red Sea.

This month, the destroyer USS Mason was targeted at least twice, and possibly a third time, by anti-ship missiles fired from coastal regions of Yemen controlled by Houthi rebels.

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