{"id":2375702,"date":"2024-12-02T19:48:58","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T00:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-us-navy-destroyers-come-under-attack-while-escorting-american-ships\/"},"modified":"2024-12-02T19:52:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T00:52:07","slug":"two-us-navy-destroyers-come-under-attack-while-escorting-american-ships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-us-navy-destroyers-come-under-attack-while-escorting-american-ships\/","title":{"rendered":"Two US Navy Destroyers Come Under Attack While Escorting American Ships"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Ftwo-us-navy-destroyers-come-under-attack-while-escorting-american-ships%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=2375702&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--><p>Over\u200d the recent \u2064weekend, two U.S. Navy destroyers, the USS Stockdale and USS O\u2019Kane, successfully defended\u2062 against missile attacks in\u2062 the Red Sea, ensuring the safety of U.S.-flagged merchant vessels during their transit through the Gulf of Aden. U.S. Central Command confirmed that the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">destroyers neutralized threats including \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-china-builds-mockups-of-u-s-navy-ships-for-missile-target-practice\/\" title=\"Report: China Builds Mockups of U.S. Navy Ships for Missile Target Practice\">anti-ship ballistic missiles<\/a><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/human-machine-teams-driven-by-ai-are-about-to-reshape-warfare\/\" title=\"AI-driven human-machine teams will revolutionize warfare.\">uncrewed aerial systems<\/a>, without any damage or injuries reported. The attacks were attributed to\u2062 the Iran-backed houthi rebels, who have escalated aggression against shipping in the Red Sea since October,\u200c partly in response to the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Despite U.S. airstrikes targeting houthi positions\u2064 in Yemen over the past year, the rebels have \u200dcontinued to strengthen \u200dtheir\u2063 military \u2063capabilities, prompting\u200b calls\u200b for a reevaluation of U.S.\u2063 policy toward them. Analysts argue that the existing approach lacks an effective political strategy and fails to adequately address\u200c the support the Houthis\u2064 receive from Iran. \u2063Considering \u200cthese\u2063 challenges, an op-ed highlighted the need for\u200c the incoming Trump administration to prioritize addressing the Houthi threat, recognizing that trade in the Red Sea has dramatically declined, negatively\u200c impacting numerous\u2063 nations, including Egypt. The author underscored the importance of linking Houthi actions to Iran, suggesting \u200dthat pressuring Tehran could help curb the rebels&#8217; attacks.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Two U.S. Navy destroyers fought back this weekend against missile attacks aimed at American ships in the Red Sea.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;U.S. Navy destroyers USS Stockdale (DDG 106) and the USS O&rsquo;Kane (DDG 77) successfully defeated a range of Houthi-launched weapons while transiting the Gulf of Aden, Nov. 30 &mdash; Dec. 1,&rdquo; U.S. Central Command reported in a news release on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centcom.mil\/MEDIA\/PRESS-RELEASES\/Press-Release-View\/Article\/3981325\/centcom-forces-defeat-houthi-attacks-on-us-navy-and-us-flagged-ships-in-gulf-of\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The destroyers were escorting three U.S. owned, operated, flagged merchant vessels, and the reckless attacks resulted in no injuries and no damage to any vessels, civilian or U.S. Naval,&rdquo; the release said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The destroyers successfully engaged and defeated three anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBMs), three one-way attack uncrewed aerial systems (OWA UAS), and one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-navy-moves-16-warships-near-syria\/\" title=\"Russian Navy Moves 16 Warships Near Syria\">anti-ship cruise missile<\/a> (ASCM), ensuring the safety of the ships and their personnel, as well as civilian vessels and their crews.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Houthis began attacking Red Sea shipping last October as a show of support for Hamas as Israel began its attacks into Gaza. Since January, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-admits-strikes-yemen-not-effective-houthis-prepare-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden administration<\/a> has launched multiple bombing strikes in areas of Yemen held by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, but it has not been able to halt the attacks.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The latest attacks came after the International Institute for Strategic Studies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iiss.org\/research-paper\/2024\/12\/navigating-troubled-waters-the-houthis-campaign-in-the-red-sea-and-the-gulf-of-aden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">issued a report<\/a> saying the time is right for a new policy against the Houthis.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After 12 months of sustained attacks on Western shipping, it seems obvious that the current response by the international community has failed to reach its stated goals. Despite their military superiority, the U.S. and its allies have not seriously degraded the capability of the Houthis to launch attacks, nor their ability to resupply their arsenals,&rdquo; the report said.<\/p>\n<p>The report said the Houthis have emerged stronger within Yemen for having withstood the U.S. attacks.<\/p>\n<p>The report said that while the U.S. and its allies lob bombs at the Houthis from time to time, &ldquo;there appears to be no complementary political strategy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>With that as the backdrop, Senior Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council Ilan Berman wrote an Op-Ed posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/trumps-most-pressing-mideast-challenge-curb-houthis-opinion-1992576\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a>, saying President-elect Trump needs to make the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-houthis-board-massive-oil-laden-tanker-set-explosives-chant-death-america-ship-detonates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Houthi issue<\/a> a top priority and noting that Red Sea trade has dropped 90 percent in the past year, which has impacted more than 65 nations.<\/p>\n<p>Egypt alone, he wrote, has lost $6 billion in trade.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Worse, the Biden administration seems to have basically acquiesced to the current state of affairs in the Red Sea,&rdquo; he wrote, noting that after Trump labeled the Houthis a terrorist group during his first term, Biden reversed that when he took office in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A fresh look is sorely needed. And while the incoming Trump administration has already made clear that it is wary of widening regional military involvement, it still has the opportunity to recalibrate America&rsquo;s approach on at least two fronts,&rdquo; he wrote, noting that one is to not only declare the Houthis terrorists, but also pirates subject to vast punishments.<\/p>\n<p>Berman said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/us-stealth-bombs-iran-backed-houthis-bidens-orders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran<\/a> needs to feel pressure to stop the Houthis.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Washington so far has remained largely silent regarding Iran&rsquo;s role in enabling Houthi attacks, despite authoritative evidence that weapons deliveries from the Islamic Republic are responsible for making the group&rsquo;s activities possible. But Houthi predation could be curtailed dramatically if America and its allies move to a policy of extended attribution, whereby Houthi actions have consequences not only for the Yemeni terror group itself but for its paymasters in Tehran, as well,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of what action is taken, he wrote, the premise should be that &ldquo;as far as Washington and its partners are concerned, Houthi misbehavior is being made possible by Tehran &mdash; and that, as a result, Tehran holds the key to getting its Yemeni proxy to stand down.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After years of policy drift, the incoming administration will need to figure out a way to rebuild America&rsquo;s regional credibility in the Middle East, while simultaneously guaranteeing the security of commerce there,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For Donald Trump, who stressed the need for fresh economic policies while on the campaign trail, setting his sights on the Houthis would simply constitute good business.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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According to U.S. Central Command, the USS Stockdale (DDG 106) and USS O\u2019Kane (DDG 77) successfully intercepted various Houthi-launched weapons while navigating the Gulf of Aden from November 30 to December 1. The destroyers were escorting three U.S.-flagged merchant ships, and fortunately, there were no injuries or damage reported to any vessels involved. They effectively engaged and neutralized three anti-ship ballistic missiles, three one-way attack drones, and one anti-ship cruise missile, ensuring the safety of both military and civilian ships in the area. The Houthis have been attacking shipping in the Red Sea since last October as a show of support for Hamas amid Israel&#8217;s actions in Gaza. Despite multiple bombing strikes by the Biden administration against Houthi positions in Yemen since January, these attacks have continued unabated.<\/p>\n<p>The recent assaults followed a report from the International Institute for Strategic Studies suggesting that a new approach towards the Houthis is necessary due to their sustained attacks on Western shipping over the past year. The report indicated that despite military superiority, neither the U.S. nor its allies have significantly diminished Houthi capabilities or their ability to replenish their weaponry.<\/p>\n<p>In light of this situation, Ilan Berman from the American Foreign Policy Council emphasized in a Newsweek Op-Ed that President-elect Trump should prioritize addressing Houthi threats as trade through the Red Sea has plummeted by 90% over the past year\u2014impacting over 65 countries\u2014and costing Egypt $6 billion alone. He criticized Biden&#8217;s administration for seemingly accepting this state of affairs after reversing Trump&#8217;s designation of Houthis as terrorists upon taking office.<\/p>\n<p>Berman argued for a reevaluation of policy towards Iran\u2019s role in supporting Houthi aggression and suggested implementing consequences not just for Houthi actions but also targeting their backers in Tehran. He stressed that Washington must recognize Tehran&#8217;s influence on Houthi behavior if it hopes to restore regional credibility while ensuring maritime security\u2014a move he believes would align with Trump&#8217;s focus on economic policies during his campaign<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2375703,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/USS-OKane.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[46021,39864,32466],"class_list":["post-2375702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-destroyers","tag-military-conflict","tag-us-navy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/USS-OKane.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375702","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2375702"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2375706,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375702\/revisions\/2375706"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2375703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2375702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2375702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2375702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}