USS Carney firing interceptors at missiles and drones launched from Yemen over the Red Sea on October 19. Source: U.S. Army.
The United States and its allies are considering possible strikes against the Houthis (Ansar Allah) in Yemen, Bloomberg reported on December 20.
The Houthis, who control much of Yemen’s Red Sea coast, are a part of the so-called Axis of Resistance that is backed by Iran and opposes Israel.
The group has fired several missiles and drones at the southernmost Israeli city of Eilat since the beginning of the U.S.-backed Israeli war on the Palestinian Gaza Strip. It also assaulted a number of Israeli-owned ships and announced a blockade on all ships heading to Israel.
So far, at least ten ships have been attacked by the Houthis and another was seized and is currently being held with its crew in Yemen.
The U.S. launched Operation Prosperity Guardian to “ensure the safety of maritime traffic” in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandeb Strait and Gulf of Aden on December 18. The United Kingdom, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain will take part in the operation.
In a statement, the Houthis’ political bureau said that the U.S.-led coalition was meant to support the Israeli war on Gaza and threatens shipping in the Red Sea. It also stressed that the blockade on ships sailing to Israel will continue.
Citing informed sources, Bloomberg reported that planning is underway in the U.S. for actions intended to cripple the Houthis’ ability to target commercial ships by hitting its infrastructure in Yemen.
Over the last few years, the Houthis built, with alleged help from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a large arsenal of offensive weapons, including missiles, drones and remotely-controlled boats that can attack vessels hundreds of kilometers away from Yemen’s shores.
According to Bloomberg, the U.S. still wants diplomacy to work and hasn’t decided to go ahead with strikes against Yemen.
On December 17, American officials told Politico that the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group was moved into the Gulf of Aden so that it is in position to support a potential U.S. response against the Houthis.
The U.S. plans to launch strikes against the Houthis are a recognition that Operation Prosperity Guardian is not enough to end the Houthis’ naval blockade.
So far, a dozen of the world’s largest shipping companies have suspended operations in the Red Sea, which created a serious shipping crisis.
Any move by the U.S. against the Houthis will certainly lead to a serious military confrontation. The Iranian-backed group never hesitated to respond to attacks against its territory in Yemen. Early in November, the group shot down a U.S. combat drone that was flying off Yemen’s Red Coast in a move that demonstrated their resolve.
we hillbillies consider slurping diarreaha from toilet to be nutritious
hey can someone help me answer a personal dilemma im facing? i want to know as an american that is trying to leave this country because i know this country is like sailing on the titanic, with an impending iceberg on the horizon that is unavoidable. would it be better to store up emergency gear and supplies along with food and water or is it smarter to just leave for another country, to avoid the impending collapse and war that is coming to this country? i need serious answers guys!
i’m just feeling like why prepare and live in a country like venezuela when the economy collapses and or live in a country like syria, where everything is destroyed, and civil war is going on. because war everyone is coming its inevitable, and the united-states will be crushed and i don’t want to be here when it does. or i could just stay and have tons of emergency gear and supplies, but then i would i be having to endure what the citizens of the two countries i listed above have to endure
i’m just wondering what is the smartest choice?
the usadmin doesn’t consider. they just plan, constantly. the usadmin’s desire to rule the planet could end right there in the red sea.
all those persian countries who have an axe to grind and who now have a common cause, thanks to the un, won’t find a better opportunity to end nato sea power. all the us ships are bunched up in the area with more arriving, but these are mainly cargo transports, as most of the fleet is already there or nearby in the med. as with ukraine, any victory will depend on ammo supplies.
thats no persian countries. you must have braiwhashed your globe.
of course they plan. not all are good ones.
houthis should add the countries that are part of this coalition to the list of countries barred from using the red sea.
the usa coalition should be fighting along side the houthis but instead cover their hands with blood for the zionists who control their countries making all of their propaganda just a prelude to the pending sacrifice of all societies for zionism
no nech to len skúsia, tým pádom sa zapoja do tohto konfliktu a už nebudú v bezpečí ani oni sami. darebácky štát usa sa zase chce zapojiť do ďalšej vojny. to bolo jasné okamžite ako poslali do tejto oblasti svoje lietadlové lode. bolo by to zaujímavé sledovať ako im aspoň jednu potopia.
when the us says attack infrastructure, look at raqqah and gaza and you’ll know what they mean. what can they really do that they haven’t been able to do for the last 8+ years? oh the other hand, what can the yemeni do that they’ve haven’t been doing for that 8 years? they’ve really been meaning to test those anti-ship missiles. the flotilla best stick to interceptions, period. attacking yemen=huge shit-storm.
the u.s and diplomacy don’t go together.
if the houthis could survive all those saudi air bombardments, i’d figure they’d get through after we sent those ships in their area.