The move follows string of unprecedented missile and drone attacks by the Yemeni group reaching deep into the Persian Gulf Sheikdom

Saudi Arabia, with the support of the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and several other countries, invaded Yemen in March 2015. The outbreak of war by Saudi Arabia and its allies in Yemen has so far killed tens of thousands and displaced millions of Yemenis.

In the wake of recent Ansar Allah attacks on the UAE, the US is deploying the USS Cole to the country, and McKenzie said a squadron of US F-22s would arrive next week. “We’re going to bring in a squadron of F-22 fighter jets, the best air superiority fighters in the world,” he said, according to UAE state media.

Senior Yemeni military official says the country is ready for more retaliatory attacks vowing that further strikes against the United Arab Emirates will be more painful.