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By late June 2024 the [[US Navy]] reported it spent about $1 billion on munitions used in defending the Red Sea.<ref>https://www.lewrockwell.com/2024/06/ron-paul/we-spent-a-billion-dollars-fighting-the-houthisand-lost/</ref> The flow of container ships through the Red Sea decreased by 67%, and tanker traffic decreased by 50%. Not a single cargo ship headed for Israel reached Eilat, the main seaport on the Red Sea. There were 77 attempts to sail cargo ships in this direction, and the Houthis blocked them all. After varying degrees of damage, the vessels were forced to turn around and leave for safer ports outside the Red Sea for repairs.<ref>https://askeptic.substack.com/p/war-reports-2024-06-23</ref>

By late June 2024 the [[US Navy]] reported it spent about $1 billion on munitions used in defending the Red Sea.<ref>https://www.lewrockwell.com/2024/06/ron-paul/we-spent-a-billion-dollars-fighting-the-houthisand-lost/</ref> The flow of container ships through the Red Sea decreased by 67%, and tanker traffic decreased by 50%. Not a single cargo ship headed for Israel reached Eilat, the main seaport on the Red Sea. There were 77 attempts to sail cargo ships in this direction, and the Houthis blocked them all. After varying degrees of damage, the vessels were forced to turn around and leave for safer ports outside the Red Sea for repairs.<ref>https://askeptic.substack.com/p/war-reports-2024-06-23</ref>

Apr-2025, the U.S. accused [[China]] of helping the Houthis target their attacks via satellite.<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-s-accuses-china-of-helping-the-houthis-target-their-attacks-e56264da U.S. Accuses China of Helping the Houthis Target Their Attacks]. Apr 18, 2025</ref>

Apr-2025, the U.S. accused [[China]] of helping the Houthis target their attacks via satellite.<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-s-accuses-china-of-helping-the-houthis-target-their-attacks-e56264da U.S. Accuses China of Helping the Houthis Target Their Attacks]. Apr 18, 2025</ref> Days later, the Houthis claimed the third downing of a $30 million American [[MQ-9 Reaper]] [[drone]] in one week alone. Sources claim this is the 22nd Reaper destroyed by Houthis since October 7th, 2023 which is somewhere in the vicinity of 10% of the entire Reaper inventory of the US Armed Forces.

Days later, the Houthis claimed the third downing of a $30 million American [[MQ-9 Reaper]] [[drone]] in one week alone. Sources claim this is the 22nd Reaper destroyed by Houthis since October 7th, 2023 which is somewhere in the vicinity of 10% of the entire Reaper inventory of the US Armed Forces.

According to an op-ed published in the [[NATO]]-allied, [[London]] based ''[[Financial Times]]'' in August 2024, ''"The [[Houthis]] have defeated the [[US Navy]]"''.<ref>[https://archive.is/5mvkO The Houthis have defeated the US Navy], Tom Sharpe, ''[[Financial Times]]'', 24 August 2024. www.telegraph.co.uk</ref>

According to an op-ed published in the [[NATO]]-allied, [[London]] based ''[[Financial Times]]'' in August 2024, ''"The [[Houthis]] have defeated the [[US Navy]]"''.<ref>[https://archive.is/5mvkO The Houthis have defeated the US Navy], Tom Sharpe, ''[[Financial Times]]'', 24 August 2024. www.telegraph.co.uk</ref>

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