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| | <blockquote>the Islamic fascist republic!</blockquote></ref> republic of Iran domination.<ref>[https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/irans-islamist-proxies Iran's Islamist Proxies in the Middle East], ''Wilson Center'', September 12, 2023</ref><ref name=jpost7nov23/><ref name=ajc/> | | <blockquote>the Islamic fascist republic!</blockquote></ref> republic of Iran domination.<ref>[https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/irans-islamist-proxies Iran's Islamist Proxies in the Middle East], ''Wilson Center'', September 12, 2023</ref><ref name=jpost7nov23/><ref name=ajc/> |
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| − | The Houthi opportunistic<ref>Even the radical anti-Israel [[Haaretz]] stated: "The Houthis don't care about the Palestinians. They're attacking Israel to gain support." [https://ibb.co/wrySmWH Haaretz on X, Dec 19, 2023]</ref> attacks began after the other Iran linked<ref>[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 | + | The Houthi opportunistic<ref>Even the radical anti-Israel [[Haaretz]] stated: "The Houthis don't care about the Palestinians. They're attacking Israel to gain support." [https://ibb.co/wrySmWH Haaretz on X, Dec 19, 2023]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCT0RgSz_ck Search is "still ongoing" for two U.S. Navy sailors missing off Somalia, John Kirby say]. ''Face the Nation'', Jan 14, 2024.<blockquote><small> |
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| | + | Margaret Brennan: |
| | + | ...Houthis there say the motivation here is they're trying to get back at Israel's allies. |
| | + | That's a justification they're using for attacking some of these ships, does the US assess that these coalition strikes will deter the Houthis who are now bracing for a retaliation and an open-ended conflict? |
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| | + | John Kirby: |
| | + | I think it'd be pollyannaish for us to think that there couldn't or may not be some kind of retaliatory strike by the Houthis, we're watching this very closely, we have taken the requisite necessary precautions in the region, to make sure we're ready for that, should occur. These strikes were meant to disrupt and degrade their ability to conduct these strikes, and so we think we had good effect on that. We're still assessing the battle damage, assessment of these strikes, so we think we had a good effect. We'll see what happens. The Houthis have a choice to make here now Margaret, and the right choice is to stop these reckless attacks. '''And no matter what they say, this is not about "punishing" Israel, I mean, one of the ships they took a shot at yesterday was a Panamanian flag that was taken Russian oil, had nothing to do with Israel...'''</small></blockquote> |
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| | + | attacks began after the other Iran linked<ref>[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 |
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| | By Kasturi Chakraborty.October 8, 2023.<blockquote>In a horrifying display of violence, the Islamic Fascist Republic of Iran-backed Hamas, in conjunction with other terror groups.... | | By Kasturi Chakraborty.October 8, 2023.<blockquote>In a horrifying display of violence, the Islamic Fascist Republic of Iran-backed Hamas, in conjunction with other terror groups.... |