The US military said Monday that Iran-backed Huthi rebels had launched missiles at a cargo vessel off Yemen’s south coast, with the ship reporting only minor damage and continuing to its intended port — in Iran.

“On Feb. 12 from 3:30 to 3:45 a.m. (Sanaa time), Iranian-backed Huthi militants fired two missiles from Huthi-controlled areas of Yemen toward the Bab al-Mandeb,” the US Central Command said on X, formerly Twitter.

A security firm, Ambrey, said the ship was a Marshall Islands-flagged, Greece-owned bulk carrier and that it “was targeted by missiles in two separate incidents” within 20 minutes.

It “was reportedly hit and sustained physical damage on the starboard side,” Ambrey said, adding that a private armed security team was on board.

“The group owner of the bulker was also listed on the US stock market index NASDAQ, which was identified as the likely reason for the attack,” it said.

CENTCOM said the ship, the MV Star Iris, was “transiting the Red Sea carrying corn from Brazil” and reported “being seaworthy with minor damage and no injuries to the crew.”

The MV Star Iris’s destination is Bandar Imam Khomeini, in Iran, it added.

The Huthis, part of the anti-Western, anti-Israel “axis of resistance” of Iran-backed groups, have been targeting Red Sea shipping vessels since November, triggering US and British reprisal attacks.