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| + | On Jan 12, 2024, US-UK coalition strike Iran-backed Houthi targets in Yemen after spate of ship attacks in Red Sea. There were attacks on more than a dozen Houthi targets by air, surface, and subsurface platforms. The attacks were carried out with support from Australia, the Netherlands, Bahrain, and Canada. A U.S. defense official says the U.K. contributed aircraft. | ||
| + | <ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/world/us-uk-coalition-strike-iran-backed-houthi-targets-yemen-spate-ship-attacks-red-sea US-UK coalition strike Iran-backed Houthi targets in Yemen after spate of ship attacks in Red Sea.], ''Fox News'', Jan 11, 2024</ref>. Progressives criticized Biden. | ||
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Revision as of 02:17, January 12, 2024
Operation Prosperity Guardian
Description
Folowing multiple terror attacks in the Red Sea by Islamic Republic of Iran's[1][2][3][4][5] proxy Houthis jihadists[6] on commercial ships, on December 18, 2023 the White House said 'Operation Prosperity Guardian' will counter Houthi threats against ships in Red Sea.[7] John Kirby saying: 'These attacks have to stop. They need to stop. They’re unacceptable.'
To (that) date, Houthi rebels in Yemen have launched at least 100 attacks with one-way drones and ballistic missiles, targeting 10 merchant vessels that represent more than 35 different nations, according to a readout of a virtual meeting between security group participants.'
“Operation Prosperity Guardian is bringing together multiple countries to include the United Kingdom, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain to jointly address security challenges in the southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, with the goal of ensuring freedom of navigation for all countries and bolstering regional security and prosperity,” said Lloyd Austin on that day.[8]
A day later, a top Houthi official said: "we have capabilities to sink your fleet, your submarines, your warships," according to the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim news agency. "The Red Sea will be your graveyard."[2]
It has been reported that "Iranian spy ship helps Houthis direct attacks on Red Sea vessels."[9]
Opportunistic Iranian attacks
Part of Islamic fascist[10][11][12][13] republic of Iran domination.[14][5][4]
The Houthi opportunistic[15] attacks began after the other Iran linked[16][17] Arab "Palestinian" Islamist Gaza dictatorship Hamas regime's onslaught on Oct 7, triggering the Swords of Iron and followed[1] by another Iran proxy Hezbollah[18] attacks on Israeli civilians, as well as attacks on US by Iran linked militias in Iraq and from Iranian bases in Syria.
Economic goals
The goal is to free the movement of international shipping in the Red Sea, as the closure of the Red Sea and Suez Canal will have a long term global, inflationary effect due to disruption of supply chains. Sources say a ship can make only 3 or 4 Asia to Europe roundtrips a year by detouring around the Cape of Good Hope rather than 4 or 5 roundtrips through the Suez Canal, "a massive structural drop in supply capacity."[19] Additionally, EU sanctions on Russian oil have made the European Union more dependent on Persian Gulf oil, which also is affected by tankers having to take the long route around the Cape of Good Hope, adding about 40% or more to the cost,[20] and reducing annual carrier capacity. Each tanker will have to add 6 six days travel time.
Reports indicated that only ships heading to Israel were being specifically targeted.
Response
After 130 Iranian Houthi thugs attacks.
On Jan 12, 2024, US-UK coalition strike Iran-backed Houthi targets in Yemen after spate of ship attacks in Red Sea. There were attacks on more than a dozen Houthi targets by air, surface, and subsurface platforms. The attacks were carried out with support from Australia, the Netherlands, Bahrain, and Canada. A U.S. defense official says the U.K. contributed aircraft. [21]. Progressives criticized Biden.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Iran's proxy groups attack U.S. and Israeli-linked targets. CNN, Dec 17, 2023.
As Hezbollah targets Israeli forces in the north of the country, CNN Reporter Katie Bo Lillis walks through the U.S. response to ongoing attacks launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Houthis Warn Maritime Coalition: Red Sea Will Be Your Graveyard. Iran International, 12/19/2023
- ↑ Michael Knights, An Heir and a Spare? How Yemen's "Southern Hezbollah" Could Change Iran’s Deterrent Calculus, Washington Institute, Dec 12, 2023
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hezbollah, Hamas, and More: Iran's Terror Network Around the Globe, AJC, Dec 4, 2023
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Seth J Frantzman, Iran seeks 'single front' against US and Israel from Syria-Iraq - analysis, JPost, Nov 7, 2023
- ↑ Yemen's Houthis: Who are the Iran-backed militants?. Kersten Knipp
12/20/2023, DW, December 20, 2023.
What Houthis believe.
The Houthis' ideology can be deduced from their motto: "[Allah] is great, death to the US, death to Israel, curse the Jews, and victory for Islam."
In their territory in northern Yemen, they have adopted a strict Islamist order with an anti-Western and anti-Israel bent.
- ↑ Greg Wehner, White House says 'Operation Prosperity Guardian' will counter Houthi threats against ships in Red Sea. Fox News, December 19, 2023.
- ↑ Megan Eckstein, Andrew Chuter and Rudy Ruitenberg, US unveils international force to defend Red Sea. Here’s what we know. Defense News, Dec 19, 2023.
- ↑ Benoit Faucon and Dov Lieber, Iranian Spy Ship Helps Houthis Direct Attacks on Red Sea Vessels, WSJ, Dec. 22, 2023.
Assistance raises pressure on Israel and the U.S. to take action against the Yemen-based rebels. Iran’s paramilitary forces are providing real-time intelligence to Yemen’s Houthis that the rebels are using to direct drones and missiles to target ships passing through the Red Sea, Western and regional security officials said.
Tracking information gathered by a surveillance vessel controlled by Iran’s paramilitary forces in the Red Sea is passed to the Houthis, who have used it to attack commercial vessels passing through the Bab el-Mandeb strait in recent days, according to the officials.
- ↑ Berzinjy, D. (2013). The Silent Escape Through the Nights of the Kurdish Regions: Based on a True Story. United Kingdom: Xlibris AU, p. 131.
Islamic Fascist Regime.
- ↑ Taheri, A. (2010). The Persian Night: Iran Under the Khomeinist Revolution. United Kingdom: Encounter Books, p. 342
Islamic-fascist ideology
- ↑ The Intellectual Activist. (2005). United States: Intellectual Activist, p. 8.
Islamic fascist dictatorship of Iran
- ↑ Qāniʻīfard, ʻ. (2021). The Gruesome Mullah: Iran, Terrorism, MOIS, IRGC and Khomeinism. United States: Ketab Corporation,
p. 100
the Islamic fascist republic!
- ↑ Iran's Islamist Proxies in the Middle East, Wilson Center, September 12, 2023
- ↑ Even the radical anti-Israel Haaretz stated: "The Houthis don't care about the Palestinians. They're attacking Israel to gain support." Haaretz on X, Dec 19, 2023
- ↑ [https://bnnbreaking.com/breaking-news/war/iran-backed-hamas-unleashes-terror-in-israel-a-comprehensive-report/ Iran-backed Hamas Unleashes Terror in Israel: A Comprehensive Report
author.
By Kasturi Chakraborty.October 8, 2023.
In a horrifying display of violence, the Islamic Fascist Republic of Iran-backed Hamas, in conjunction with other terror groups....
- ↑ Armin Navabi @ArminNavabi (Nov 7, 2023):
- IraniansStandWithIsrael
You can't defeat Hamas with just tanks and missiles. Islam is a death cult. You can't intimidate a death cult with weapons. You defeat a death cult with a worldview that celebrates life. There is a country close to Israel full of people chanting for life, chanting for “Woman, Life, Freedom”. The Iranian people are fighting the same enemy as the people of Israel, they are fighting Islamic fascism. That is why more people from Iran support Israel than people from any other country in the Middle East. To defeat Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, and all other Islamic fascist groups, you must aim for the head. You must aim for the Islamic Republic of Iran. The only way to do that is to support the people of Iran in their battle against their oppressors.
[1].
- ↑ Casali, D. (2007). New Empires. United Kingdom: Lulu.com, p.98.
...The Israeli ceasefire with Hezbollah (Iran's proxy army) is a huge victory for Iran. If an Islamic fascist force can fire hundreds of missiles ...
- ↑ "Oil And Water": America Only Has 178 Flagged Cargo Carriers Vs. China's 7,362, By Michael Every of Rabobank, Dec 12, 2023. zerohedge.com
- ↑ Pentagon's Operation Prosperity Guardian "Falls Apart" As Spain, Italy, France Reject Request, Tyler Durden, DEC 23, 2023. zerohedge.com
- ↑ US-UK coalition strike Iran-backed Houthi targets in Yemen after spate of ship attacks in Red Sea., Fox News, Jan 11, 2024