Hussein Al-Ezzi, the militia's deputy foreign minister, made the claims in two posts on X, warning the US of failure.

The accusations came after the Houthis reportedly attacked a British-owned oil tanker and shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper drone.

The US Defense Department confirmed the drone was downed but did not confirm any attacks on ships.

A US drone, an MQ-9, crashed in Yemen on Saturday, and an investigation is underway.

The Andromeda Star, a tanker, was damaged by Houthi missiles on Friday while traveling from Sudan to an undisclosed destination.

Another oil tanker, the MV MAISHA, was also targeted near the same time.

The Houthis have been attacking commercial and navy vessels in the Red Sea, Bab Al-Mandab Strait, and the Gulf of Aden since November, damaging or seizing at least one ship and launching hundreds of missiles and drones.

They claim these attacks are aimed at vessels with links to Israel in an attempt to lift the blockade on the Gaza Strip.

On Wednesday, the Houthis resumed their attacks by claiming responsibility for striking a US-owned ship, a US Navy destroyer, and an Israeli vessel in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean.

Over the weekend, both the Yemeni government and the Houthis accused each other for a drone attack that killed five women in Taiz province.

The Yemeni government claimed the Houthis launched the drone at a group of women gathering water, while also firing artillery and machine guns into civilian areas and military sites.

The Houthi Ministry of Health reported that three women and two children were killed by a drone launched by government soldiers at a well in Al-Shajeen village.