The Yemen Houthis have attacked an American naval ship in the Red Sea with drones and missiles.
'This is an unsustainable situation': US and British naval forces shoot down 21 drones and missiles fired by Yemen-based Houthis towards international shipping lanes in the southern Red Sea https://t.co/mH3xwmtuGQ pic.twitter.com/b0r9FY687p
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 10, 2024
Countermeasures from both American and British ships had to be deployed to deal with the attacks.
⚡️BREAKING
Houthis overwhelmed US air defences in the Red Sea
The British ship HMS Diamond had to intervene to deal with the Houthis' barrage of missiles and drones.
It seems that the American warships SAMs (surface-to-air missiles) are depleted pic.twitter.com/k6TVLYPlAC
— Iran Observer (@IranObserver0) January 10, 2024
The West is proving repeatedly that they do not have the ability to stop the Houthis from maintaining their blockade.
The statements from Washington DC are becoming increasingly pathetic. Look at what John Kirby said today.
Reporter: “These warnings that you’ve given [to the Houthis] clearly haven’t worked. How do you expect to deter the Houthis?”
John Kirby: “They have been successful”
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) January 10, 2024
The goal of Operation Prosperity Guardian was to eliminate the blockade and allow cargo ships free access to Israel. This objective has failed. It has not been a success as Kirby falsely claimed. The major shippers don’t want to take the risk and are avoiding the area. They were unable to form a proper coalition and the Houthis have continued to maintain the blockade.
They’re just getting increasingly bold with their attacks going after American warships. Nobody is afraid of American military power. They’re increasingly perceived as a paper tiger around the world.
