{"id":2129777,"date":"2023-12-20T11:55:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T16:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/houthis-threaten-to-attack-us-warships\/"},"modified":"2023-12-20T12:00:37","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T17:00:37","slug":"houthis-threaten-to-attack-us-warships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/houthis-threaten-to-attack-us-warships\/","title":{"rendered":"Houthis warn of attacking US warships"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouthis-threaten-to-attack-us-warships%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2129777&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The\u200b leader of Yemen&#8217;s Houthis warns of striking U.S. warships in response to multinational force<\/h2>\n<p>The leader of Yemen&#8217;s Houthis \u200dissued a warning \u200don Wednesday, stating\u2063 that\u2062 they would target U.S. warships if the Iranian-backed militia\u200d was targeted by Washington. This \u2062comes\u2062 as the \u2063U.S. recently established a multinational force to\u2064 counter Houthi attacks \u200don commercial vessels\u200d in the\u200c Red Sea.<\/p>\n<p>The Houthis,\u2063 who have \u200dgained control over significant portions of Yemen after years of conflict, have been launching drone \u200dand\u200d missile attacks on \u200cinternational vessels passing through the Red Sea since last month. They claim that these\u200b attacks\u200b are in\u2062 response to Israel&#8217;s assault on the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2063an effort to deter and respond\u2062 to future Houthi attacks, the U.S.-led\u200b security initiative involves Washington and 10 \u200dother countries, primarily \u2063from NATO, patrolling the Red Sea. These attacks have already caused major global shipping lines to reroute \u200baround Africa.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;We will not stand \u2064idly \u200bby if the Americans are tempted to escalate further and commit foolishness\u200d by targeting our country or waging war against it,&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>Abdel-Malek al-Houthi \u2063stated in a televised speech. He further added,\u2062 <strong>&#8220;Any American targeting\u2064 of our country will be\u200c targeted by us, and we will make American battleships, interests, and \u200cnavigation a target for \u2062our missiles,\u200d drones, and \u2062military operations.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The crisis in the Red Sea has emerged \u200dfrom the ongoing conflict between Israel and Gaza&#8217;s\u200b ruling Palestinian Islamist group, Hamas. This \u200cconflict has once again pitted\u200b the U.S.\u200d and its allies against Iran and \u2064its Arab \u200dmilitia proxies.<\/p>\n<p>The war began when Hamas \u2062fighters crossed the Gaza border into southern Israel, \u2064resulting in the deaths of approximately 1,200 \u2064Israelis and foreigners, according to Israeli authorities. In response, Israel \u200dlaunched a retaliatory bombardment\u2062 and \u2062invasion of Gaza, aiming to eliminate Hamas. This has led to the deaths of nearly 20,000 Palestinians, as reported by \u2063health\u200d officials\u200b in\u2062 the\u2062 densely populated coastal enclave.<\/p>\n<p>During this conflict, Iranian proxies,\u200d including the Houthis and Lebanese Hezbollah, have fired rockets at \u2062Israel. Meanwhile,\u200c the Houthis \u2064have intensified their attacks in the Red Sea, threatening \u200bto target all ships heading\u200d to Israel \u2062and warning shipping companies against dealing with Israeli ports.<\/p>\n<p>These attacks\u200d have disrupted \u2064a crucial trade \u200broute connecting Europe and North America with \u2062Asia through the Suez Canal. As a result, container shipping costs have significantly risen as companies \u2063seek alternative, often longer, routes.<\/p>\n<p>Under the \u2064name &#8220;Operation Prosperity Guardian,&#8221; the U.S. and ten other countries, including Britain, Bahrain, Canada,\u200c Denmark, France, Italy, the Netherlands, \u200dNorway, Seychelles,\u2063 and Spain, will conduct joint patrols in\u2064 the southern Red Sea and the\u2062 adjacent Gulf\u2062 of Aden.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;As long as the Americans\u2063 want to enter into a direct war with us, \u2062they should know that we are not those who fear them, and that they are facing an entire people,&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>warned \u2062al-Houthi. He also cautioned against sending soldiers to Yemen, stating that they would &#8220;face something harsher than what they faced in Afghanistan and\u2064 what \u200dthey suffered \u200din Vietnam.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Reporting by Jana Choukeir, \u200dClauda Tanios \u2062in Dubai, Mohammed Ghobari in Aden; writing by Jana Choukeir and Alexander\u2063 Cornwell; editing by Andrew Heavens, Mark Heinrich, \u2063and Toby Chopra<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2063 How has the United States-led multinational \u2064force been effective\u2064 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wyoming-college-student-sentenced-to-five-years-in-prison-after-setting-fire-to-full-service-abortion-clinic\/\" title=\"Wyoming student jailed for arson at abortion clinic.\">deterring future attacks<\/a> and ensuring the\u200b safety\u2063 of international shipping in the Red Sea?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  T has ignited tensions between various \u200bregional players, including Iran and Saudi Arabia. Yemen, which has been devastated by\u200d years\u200c of civil war, has also\u200b become a major battleground \u2064in this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-on-terror-attacks-in-israel-hamas-is-irans-tool-to-wage-terror-against-israel\/\" title=\"DeSantis: Hamas, Iran's 'Tool' for Terror in Israel.\">regional power struggle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dHouthis, an Iranian-backed Shia militia, have been fighting against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamadeh-biden-admin-must-redesignate-the-houthi-rebels\/\" title=\"Hamadeh urges Biden Admin. to redesignate Houthi rebels\">internationally \u200brecognized government<\/a> of Yemen since 2015. The conflict has resulted in thousands of deaths \u2064and has\u200c pushed the country\u2063 to the brink of famine.<\/p>\n<p>For the past month, the Houthis have been\u200b escalating their attacks on international vessels passing through the Red Sea. These attacks have targeted commercial shipping lines and \u2062have disrupted the\u2064 flow of goods and resources in the region. The United Nations has expressed concern over these actions, warning that they could lead\u200d to \u200ba <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kirby-says-iran-is-complicit-in-hamas-attacks-on-israel\/\" title=\"Kirby accuses Iran of aiding Hamas attacks on Israel.\">full-scale \u2062war<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the \u2064Houthi attacks, \u2064the United States spearheaded a multinational force to\u2063 patrol the Red Sea and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-announces-international-task-force-to-protect-commercial-vessels-in-red-sea-from-houthis\/\" title=\"Pentagon forms global task force to safeguard ships in Red Sea from Houthis\">protect commercial vessels<\/a>. This \u2063initiative involves cooperation \u2062between \u200dthe US and 10 other countries, primarily from NATO. The objective is to deter future attacks and ensure the safety of international\u200d shipping.<\/p>\n<p>However, \u200cthe latest warning \u200bfrom the Houthi leader indicates that they are not \u2063willing to back down. They have made it clear that they consider any targeting of \u200btheir country by the Americans\u2062 as a declaration of war.\u200c They have vowed to retaliate\u2063 by targeting American warships and interests in the\u200c region.<\/p>\n<p>This escalation of rhetoric is \u2062deeply concerning, \u2063as it \u2064raises the risk \u2063of a broader conflict in an already volatile region. The\u2062 United States and its \u200callies must tread carefully and consider the possible consequences of further provoking the Houthis. Any military action against\u200c them could\u2064 lead to a wider regional\u2062 conflict, dragging in other actors such as Saudi\u200b Arabia and \u2062Iran.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2062 is crucial to find a \u200bdiplomatic solution to \u2064the crisis in Yemen and address\u2064 the root causes of\u2063 the conflict.\u200c This includes addressing the grievances of the Houthi rebels and finding a way to end the devastating\u2062 humanitarian crisis in the country. The \u2064international community must work together \u2063to de-escalate tensions and promote dialogue between all parties involved.<\/p>\n<p>The situation in \u2063Yemen and the Red Sea highlights the challenges of managing conflicts in a complex \u2063and interconnected world. It serves as a reminder of the\u200c importance of diplomacy and\u2062 the need \u200cfor international cooperation in addressing regional crises. Failure to do so could have severe consequences for the region and the global community as a\u200d whole.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Houthi leader cautioned that U.S. warships would be hit if they targeted the Iranian-supported militia. In response to Houthi attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea, the U.S. established a multinational force. The Houthis, having gained significant control in Yemen through prolonged conflict, remain a formidable force<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":2129778,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2129777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2129777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2129777"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2129777\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2129778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2129777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2129777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2129777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}