Katerina Chernovol03:10, 01/12/24
The attack was carried out with the support of a number of other countries.
On the night of Friday, January 12, 2024 (Kiev time), the United States of America and Great Britain launched strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen . This move was a response to attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.
US President Joe Biden commented on the successful attack . According to him, the operation was carried out with the support of Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands.
“These strikes are in direct response to unprecedented Houthi attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea, including the use of anti-ship ballistic missiles for the first time in history. These attacks have endangered U.S. personnel, civilian sailors and our partners, jeopardized trade and freedom of navigation. “As a result of 27 attacks on international commercial shipping, more than 50 countries were affected,” he added.
According to the American president, crews from more than 20 countries were threatened or taken hostage as a result of acts of piracy. More than 2,000 ships were forced to divert thousands of miles to avoid the Red Sea, which could result in product delivery delays of weeks.
Additionally, on January 9, the Houthis launched their largest attack to date directly against American ships.
“Today’s defensive actions follow this extensive diplomatic campaign and escalating attacks by Houthi rebels on commercial shipping. These targeted strikes send a clear signal that the United States and our partners will not tolerate attacks on our personnel or allow enemy actors to compromise freedom shipping along one of the world’s most important trade routes. I will not hesitate to take further action to protect our people and the free flow of international trade as needed,” Biden said.
Strike against Houthi targets in Yemen: highlights
The US and Britain have carried out strikes on numerous Houthi targets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. According to the American, the strikes were carried out from fighter jets and Tomahawk missiles.
It later became known that targets such as radar systems, drone storage and launch sites, ballistic missile storage and launch sites, and cruise missile storage and launch sites were hit.
(C)UNIAN 2024
Interesting that president Biden will pull out all the stops and bend over backwards to help keep the oil trade going in the Red Sea but could care less about the grain trade in the Black Sea….
I was just going to say, why couldn’t we have done/do something like that for the Black Sea corridor?
The Black sea doesn’t affect trade to the West, the Red sea on the other hand, is vital to the West. It all comes down to the money, lives of Ukrainians are not important.
Time for Nikki to kick ass.
The Black Sea is the only body of international waters that the US Navy is unable to access at will under international maritime law.
Turkey controls access to the Black Sea, and all NATO forces are forbidden from entering while the war is going on.
Turkey is obviously a superpower which can blackmail the US and NATO. I fuck these clowns!!!
We have more than ships to control the seas.
Yes, I think even in Yemen the U.S. used aircraft to deliver the strikes.
Of course, these can be Navy jets.
The U.S. could help in the Black Sea with jets from Romania for example.
However, it will be a bit more dangerous as the Houthi’s no not have proper air defense nor do they have an air force.
Russia can potentially shoot down American jets from ships and SAM’s located in Crimea and of course their own jets.
I am sure these cowards however will not try to down American jets, so I don’t think there is any reason not to help.
^bert
“even in Yemen the U.S. used aircraft to deliver the strikes.”
Those aircraft took off from the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. As stated above, we can’t send an aircraft carrier into the Black Sea.
Yes, we can. If RuSSia fucks with the rules, so can we!
Biden can act, if he wants………………………………………………………………………………………………..but for this, well done.
“It later became known that targets such as radar systems, drone storage and launch sites, ballistic missile storage and launch sites, and cruise missile storage and launch sites were hit.”
If you want to kill a snake, you chop it’s head off. Shooting up a few goat fuckers won’t accomplish anything, it would be far better to destroy the number one terrorist state in the area, Iran.
Blowing up the drones, missiles, and launch sites should certainly slow them down.