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No. I am just talking about how wars have been fought in recent past.
Everything is justified under collateral damage.
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[PICTURES] Who are the Houthi rebels and why are they attacking Red Sea ships?
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No. I am just talking about how wars have been fought in recent past.
Everything is justified under collateral damage.
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Lol India can't fight with Houthis, and they will never, ever fight with them. Mark my words.
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India will not attack the Houthis as long as they keep away from India bound ships. The message has been sent to Iran and their proxies to not drag India into this conflict.
3 missile destroyers are not in the area to catch fishes.
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The message was sent back that India should mind it's own business or suffer the consequences.
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Yemen's Houthis fired an anti-ship ballistic missile into international shipping lanes in the Gulf of Aden on Thursday but the attack did not cause injuries or damage, the U.S. military said.
The missile was seen hitting the water by a commercial vessel, the U.S. Central Command said in a statement, adding that it was the 27th attack by the Iran-backed Houthis on international shipping since Nov. 19.
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The missile was seen hitting the water by a commercial vessel, the U.S. Central Command said in a statement, adding that it was the 27th attack by the Iran-backed Houthis on international shipping since Nov. 19.
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Those 3 Indian missile destroyers must have sent out an SOS to their former colonial overlords. Both USA and of course UK are part of the former British Empire.
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UK is 51st state of US right now,
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India is minding its own business and anyone trying to harm those businesses will suffer consequences.
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like when Indians cry terrorism when they fund BLA…
Any proof or just the usual hoo haa.
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Or Houthis have attacked US ships.
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Then why keep beating chests about Indian missile destroyers when everyone already knew that Bharat role was only as a cheerleader? You could just have kept quiet and let the real big guns get on with the job.
It has nothing to do with colonial empire...your mind is stuck in history. US & UK is simply going after terrorists like they have always done. Your support for Houthi's is not surprising though.
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Go back to post #23 where hindutvas first raised their heads above the parapet and started sabre rattling about missile destroyers. It was only in response to that post where I asked why does India need to get involved in any of this.
The answer is they don't, best course would be to stay quiet and let the British Raj do the work instead of cheerleading and revealing Islamophobic undertones for no reason.
US and UK launch strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen
The United States and Britain have launched military strikes in Yemen against the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels in response to the group’s attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, raising fears of an escalation of conflict in the region.
US President Joe Biden warned on Thursday that he would “not hesitate” to take further action if necessary and that the strikes followed “unprecedented” attacks by the Houthis on commercial ships in the Red Sea.
US and UK launch strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen
Iran-aligned group calls attacks ‘barbaric’, says it will continue to target ships heading towards Israel.
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Still a head scratcher why Indians are posting furiously in this thread. Is there any evidence that Indian officials actually warned Iran there would be military consequences from Indian armed forces or is this just dreamland stuff being posted by hindutva fantasists?
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The houthis should retaliate by targeting places inside the UK and US. Put fear into the British and American citizens. If the west can drop bombs on foreign soil, they should expect the same to come their way.
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Lol the irony, when the US and UK have created the terrorists. I hope your comment was an attempt to troll
It is a still a head scratcher for you perhaps due to one of the below reasons -
1. Your English is poor and you are not able to comprehend.
2. Knowingly acting ignorant
Otherwise it has been explained to you multiple times in this very thread that Houthi rebels have attacked the ships & tankers off Indian coast and that is how India has been dragged into this conflict.
No score in acting ignorant.
Yes, always someone else's fault.
How did UK & US created Houthi terrorists again?
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Houthis say five dead after strikes
The Houthis say five of their members were killed and six others injured in the US-UK military action.
Military spokesman Yahya Saree says there were 73 US-UK strikes in total.
Speaking in a TV broadcast, he labelled the overnight attacks a "blatant act of aggression".
The Houthis say five of their members were killed and six others injured in the US-UK military action.
Military spokesman Yahya Saree says there were 73 US-UK strikes in total.
Speaking in a TV broadcast, he labelled the overnight attacks a "blatant act of aggression".
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Lol. I like how you highlighted the headscratcher part and completely sidestepped the important question which I will post again in case you missed it:
Is there any evidence that Indian officials actually warned Iran there would be military consequences from Indian armed forces or is this just dreamland stuff being posted by hindutva fantasists?
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Houthi rebels might retaliate. Scary stuff ahead.
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There is a reason that Arab countries mainly sat it out. Houthis have the capability retaliate against them. They cant retaliate against US and UK.
Although I do wonder how exactly this is making shipping in the region safer and less expensive.
The US and UK acted with restraint and precision in this instance.
Glad it wasnt an Indian in charge of the operation as our Indian friends have been calling for the destruction of Yemen for some weird reason.
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Russia condemned the United States and Britain on Friday for their military strikes on Yemen, which Moscow said amounted to an irresponsible adventure that risked sowing chaos across the entire Middle East.
The United States and Britain launched strikes from the air and sea against Houthi military targets in Yemen in response to the Iran-backed movement's attacks on ships in the Red Sea since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
Russia, an ally of Iran and a partner of key Arab powers, called for an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Friday to discuss the issue.
"We strongly condemn these irresponsible actions by the United States and its allies," Maria Zakharova, Russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman, told reporters.
"A large-scale military escalation in the Red Sea region could strike out the positive trends that have emerged recently in the Yemeni settlement process, as well as provoke a destabilisation of the situation throughout the Middle East."
Source: Reuters
The United States and Britain launched strikes from the air and sea against Houthi military targets in Yemen in response to the Iran-backed movement's attacks on ships in the Red Sea since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
Russia, an ally of Iran and a partner of key Arab powers, called for an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Friday to discuss the issue.
"We strongly condemn these irresponsible actions by the United States and its allies," Maria Zakharova, Russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman, told reporters.
"A large-scale military escalation in the Red Sea region could strike out the positive trends that have emerged recently in the Yemeni settlement process, as well as provoke a destabilisation of the situation throughout the Middle East."
Source: Reuters
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Another war for USA? Their national debt is now over $34-trillion. Looks like they want to go broke faster.
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India needs to get involved as Houthis attacked India bound ships.
Those who can and want to take military action will do so. Not every country goes into celebration mood because IMF gave a few dollars.
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Its always someone else who has created terrorists.
Its always the others fault that they are retaliating to terrorist attacks.
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Look up Indian media.
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I showed you an Indian site that said India was running scared of the Iranians - you claimed it was an opposition paper.
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Rishi Sunak has said he wanted to send a "strong signal" to the Houthis after British and US forces launched an attack on targets in Yemen.
It comes after the Iranian-backed group defied a warning to stop targeting ships in the Red Sea.
Yemeni press agency, SABA, reported attacks took place in the capital, Sana'a, and the governorates of Sa'dah, Hodeidah, Taiz, and Dhamar.
A Houthi official said the strikes killed at least five people and wounded six, adding they won't go "unanswered".
The prime minister said he wanted to send "a strong signal" to the Houthis "that this breach of international law is wrong".
Speaking during a visit to Ukraine, the prime minister said: "I made the decision with allies to take what I believe to be necessary, proportionate and targeted action against military targets to degrade and disrupt Houthi capability.
"We won't hesitate to protect lives and ensure the safety of commercial shipping."
He added: "It's clear that this type of behaviour can't be met without a response. We need to send a strong signal that this breach of international law is wrong. People can't act like this with impunity. And that's why, together with allies, we've decided to take this action."
US officials said the strikes had been carried out by warship-launched Tomahawk missiles, as well as fighter jets and a submarine.
In a statement issued shortly after the attacks, US President Joe Biden said: "These targeted strikes are a clear message that the United States and our partners will not tolerate attacks on our personnel or allow hostile actors to imperil freedom of navigation in one of the world's most critical commercial routes."
Mr Biden said the military action was also supported by Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands.
Nasr Aldeen Amer, vice president of the Houthi media authority in Sana'a, hit out at what he called "a brutal aggression against our country" by America.
"They will pay absolutely and without hesitation, and we will not back down from our position in supporting the Palestinian people, whatever the cost," he said.
Houthi official Abdulsalam Jahaf also wrote on social media that "America, Britain and Israel are launching raids".
"We will discipline them God willing," he added
Source: Sky News
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It comes after the Iranian-backed group defied a warning to stop targeting ships in the Red Sea.
Yemeni press agency, SABA, reported attacks took place in the capital, Sana'a, and the governorates of Sa'dah, Hodeidah, Taiz, and Dhamar.
A Houthi official said the strikes killed at least five people and wounded six, adding they won't go "unanswered".
The prime minister said he wanted to send "a strong signal" to the Houthis "that this breach of international law is wrong".
Speaking during a visit to Ukraine, the prime minister said: "I made the decision with allies to take what I believe to be necessary, proportionate and targeted action against military targets to degrade and disrupt Houthi capability.
"We won't hesitate to protect lives and ensure the safety of commercial shipping."
He added: "It's clear that this type of behaviour can't be met without a response. We need to send a strong signal that this breach of international law is wrong. People can't act like this with impunity. And that's why, together with allies, we've decided to take this action."
US officials said the strikes had been carried out by warship-launched Tomahawk missiles, as well as fighter jets and a submarine.
In a statement issued shortly after the attacks, US President Joe Biden said: "These targeted strikes are a clear message that the United States and our partners will not tolerate attacks on our personnel or allow hostile actors to imperil freedom of navigation in one of the world's most critical commercial routes."
Mr Biden said the military action was also supported by Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands.
Nasr Aldeen Amer, vice president of the Houthi media authority in Sana'a, hit out at what he called "a brutal aggression against our country" by America.
"They will pay absolutely and without hesitation, and we will not back down from our position in supporting the Palestinian people, whatever the cost," he said.
Houthi official Abdulsalam Jahaf also wrote on social media that "America, Britain and Israel are launching raids".
"We will discipline them God willing," he added
Source: Sky News
Middle East crisis: I wanted to send a 'strong signal' to Houthis, says Sunak - after five killed in strikes
The prime minister said that Britain "won't hesitate to protect lives and ensure the safety of commercial shipping".
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Italy declined to take part in military action against Houthis, source says
Italy declined to take part in U.S. and British strikes overnight against the Houthi group in Yemen, a government source said on Friday, explaining that Rome preferred to pursue a "calming" policy in the Red Sea.
The source, who did not want to be named due to the sensitivity of the matter, also said the government would have needed parliamentary backing to take part in any military action, making swift approval impossible.
The United States and Britain struck multiple targets in Yemen from the air and the sea, while the Netherlands, Australia, Canada and Bahrain provided logistical and intelligence support, U.S. officials have said.
The overnight strikes were a response to repeated Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea - one of the world's busiest trade lanes. The group, which is backed by Iran, says its attacks were a sign of solidarity with Hamas.
Earlier this week, Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto told Reuters that the Houthi attacks had to be stopped without triggering a new war in the region.
The United States and other countries last month launched Operation Prosperity Guardian to protect civilian vessels in the busy Red Sea.
Italy announced in December it would send a naval vessel to the area following requests for back-up from ship owners, but it did not sign up to the U.S.-led mission, with other EU allies also appearing to distance themselves from the initiative.
Crosetto said Italy would have needed parliamentary approval for its involvement in a new international naval mission, complicating any eventual adherence.
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Italy declined to take part in U.S. and British strikes overnight against the Houthi group in Yemen, a government source said on Friday, explaining that Rome preferred to pursue a "calming" policy in the Red Sea.
The source, who did not want to be named due to the sensitivity of the matter, also said the government would have needed parliamentary backing to take part in any military action, making swift approval impossible.
The United States and Britain struck multiple targets in Yemen from the air and the sea, while the Netherlands, Australia, Canada and Bahrain provided logistical and intelligence support, U.S. officials have said.
The overnight strikes were a response to repeated Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea - one of the world's busiest trade lanes. The group, which is backed by Iran, says its attacks were a sign of solidarity with Hamas.
Earlier this week, Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto told Reuters that the Houthi attacks had to be stopped without triggering a new war in the region.
The United States and other countries last month launched Operation Prosperity Guardian to protect civilian vessels in the busy Red Sea.
Italy announced in December it would send a naval vessel to the area following requests for back-up from ship owners, but it did not sign up to the U.S.-led mission, with other EU allies also appearing to distance themselves from the initiative.
Crosetto said Italy would have needed parliamentary approval for its involvement in a new international naval mission, complicating any eventual adherence.
Source: Reuters
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India has not got involved, they have stood aside and let the British Raj take the fight to the Houthis.
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Massive protests break out in Yemen after US-UK attacks
Tens of thousands of Yemenis gathered in several cities on Friday to hear their leaders condemn US and British strikes on their country in response to attacks by Houthi fighters on Red Sea shipping.
The US and Britain carried out dozens of air strikes on Houthi military targets overnight, widening a wave of regional conflict unleashed by Israel's war in Gaza.
"Your strikes on Yemen are terrorism," said Mohammed Ali Al-Houthi, a member of the Houthi Supreme Political Council, referring to the United States. "The United States is the Devil."
After Gaza's Hamas rulers attacked Israel on Octoer 7, triggering Israel's assault on Gaza, the Iran-aligned Houthis began attacking shipping lanes and firing drones and missiles towards Israel, saying they would not stop until Israel's offensive stopped.
The Houthis, who rule much of Yemen, said they would target all ships heading to Israel, more than 1,000 miles away, and warned international shipping companies against using Israeli ports.
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Tens of thousands of Yemenis gathered in several cities on Friday to hear their leaders condemn US and British strikes on their country in response to attacks by Houthi fighters on Red Sea shipping.
The US and Britain carried out dozens of air strikes on Houthi military targets overnight, widening a wave of regional conflict unleashed by Israel's war in Gaza.
"Your strikes on Yemen are terrorism," said Mohammed Ali Al-Houthi, a member of the Houthi Supreme Political Council, referring to the United States. "The United States is the Devil."
After Gaza's Hamas rulers attacked Israel on Octoer 7, triggering Israel's assault on Gaza, the Iran-aligned Houthis began attacking shipping lanes and firing drones and missiles towards Israel, saying they would not stop until Israel's offensive stopped.
The Houthis, who rule much of Yemen, said they would target all ships heading to Israel, more than 1,000 miles away, and warned international shipping companies against using Israeli ports.
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Statement of Houthis spokeperson
Houthi military spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree said that there were 73 attacks on targets across Yemen and that the U.S. and British strikes against the Iranian-backed group "will not pass without a punishment."
Houthi military spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree said that there were 73 attacks on targets across Yemen and that the U.S. and British strikes against the Iranian-backed group "will not pass without a punishment."
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Washington announced new sanctions Friday on two companies in Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates, moving to crack down on the financial network funding Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.
The move comes hours after US and UK forces launched strikes against the Houthi rebels, seeking to halt their repeated attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.
The Houthi’s attacks, which the group says are in protest at Israel’s war against Hamas, has forced cargo ships to avoid the Suez Canal – one of the world’s busiest shipping routes.
The two companies designated on Friday by the US Treasury Department were Hong Kong-based Cielo Maritime and UAE-based Global Tech Marine Services.
They were said to have shipped Iranian commodities on behalf of the network of Houthi financial facilitator Sa’id al-Jamal, said the Treasury.
“The revenue from the commodity sales supports the Houthis and their continued attacks against international shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden,” the department added in a statement.
“We will take all available measures to stop the destabilizing activities of the Houthis and their threats to global commerce,” said Brian Nelson, Treasury under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence.
In its latest move, the Treasury also identified four vessels as “blocked property” in which the designated companies have an interest.
Some of the vessels were said to have used forged documents to hide the Iranian origin of cargo.
The latest sanctions follow similar actions in December last year.
Following the latest US and UK strikes, the Iran-backed rebels’ Supreme Political Council has threatened retaliation, and the UN Security Council is due to hold an emergency meeting on Friday afternoon.
The move comes hours after US and UK forces launched strikes against the Houthi rebels, seeking to halt their repeated attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.
The Houthi’s attacks, which the group says are in protest at Israel’s war against Hamas, has forced cargo ships to avoid the Suez Canal – one of the world’s busiest shipping routes.
The two companies designated on Friday by the US Treasury Department were Hong Kong-based Cielo Maritime and UAE-based Global Tech Marine Services.
They were said to have shipped Iranian commodities on behalf of the network of Houthi financial facilitator Sa’id al-Jamal, said the Treasury.
“The revenue from the commodity sales supports the Houthis and their continued attacks against international shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden,” the department added in a statement.
“We will take all available measures to stop the destabilizing activities of the Houthis and their threats to global commerce,” said Brian Nelson, Treasury under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence.
In its latest move, the Treasury also identified four vessels as “blocked property” in which the designated companies have an interest.
Some of the vessels were said to have used forged documents to hide the Iranian origin of cargo.
The latest sanctions follow similar actions in December last year.
Following the latest US and UK strikes, the Iran-backed rebels’ Supreme Political Council has threatened retaliation, and the UN Security Council is due to hold an emergency meeting on Friday afternoon.
US sanctions Hong Kong, UAE firms over Houthi support
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Yes it is.
Now Houthis are being bombed and Anthony Blinken sought India's help in the Red Sea conflict.
Iran has invited EAM Jaishankar for a visit to negotiate.
Running scared. Lol.
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This is like meerkats giving threats to lion pride:
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Progressive Democrats have harshly criticised the US decision to launch retaliatory strikes against the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.
They argued, with support from some Republicans, that President Joe Biden violated the US Constitution by not seeking congressional approval first.
But several Republicans offered rare praise of the administration, calling it an "overdue" act of deterrence.
The president on Thursday called the precision strikes a "defensive action".
In a joint statement with coalition partners - the UK, Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands - the White House said it had acted "in accordance with the inherent right of individual and collective self-defense, consistent with the UN charter".
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They argued, with support from some Republicans, that President Joe Biden violated the US Constitution by not seeking congressional approval first.
But several Republicans offered rare praise of the administration, calling it an "overdue" act of deterrence.
The president on Thursday called the precision strikes a "defensive action".
In a joint statement with coalition partners - the UK, Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands - the White House said it had acted "in accordance with the inherent right of individual and collective self-defense, consistent with the UN charter".
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I think the Houthis are baiting the US to fighting another pointless war.
Honestly, it's cheaper for ships to just go around Africa, than transit the Red Sea rather than for the US and their allies to spend billions and billions on another war.
Biden probably needs a war to drum up his dwindling popularity before the election.
Honestly, it's cheaper for ships to just go around Africa, than transit the Red Sea rather than for the US and their allies to spend billions and billions on another war.
Biden probably needs a war to drum up his dwindling popularity before the election.
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Yup. That's what it seems like.
It seems like Houthis want the Americans to get involved.
A typical Houthi drone costs about £16000. On the other hand, it costs at about £1-million for US to neutralize it (per drone). Reference: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...sts-bluff-with-renewed-red-sea-drone-assault/.
If this conflict drags on, it can be another expensive war for the Americans. They already have a debt of over $34-trillion.
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The US has launched a new strike against a Houthi target in Yemen.
A statement from US Central Command said: "This strike was conducted by the USS Carney using Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles and was a follow-on action on a specific military target associated with strikes taken on 12 January designed to degrade the Houthi's ability to attack maritime vessels, including commercial vessels.
"Since 19 November 2023, Iranian-backed Houthi militants have attempted to attack and harass vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden 28 times.
"These illegal incidents include attacks that have employed anti-ship ballistic missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, and cruise missiles.
"These strikes have no association with and are separate from Operation Prosperity Guardian, a defensive coalition of over 20 countries operating in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandeb Strait, and Gulf of Aden."
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A statement from US Central Command said: "This strike was conducted by the USS Carney using Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles and was a follow-on action on a specific military target associated with strikes taken on 12 January designed to degrade the Houthi's ability to attack maritime vessels, including commercial vessels.
"Since 19 November 2023, Iranian-backed Houthi militants have attempted to attack and harass vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden 28 times.
"These illegal incidents include attacks that have employed anti-ship ballistic missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, and cruise missiles.
"These strikes have no association with and are separate from Operation Prosperity Guardian, a defensive coalition of over 20 countries operating in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandeb Strait, and Gulf of Aden."
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US Arms Industry demanding a new profit-center.
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The Houthis are conflict entrepreneurs and they're looking for new avenues for making money, this has absolutely nothing to do with Gaza. I was speaking to a Total contractor sometime back who was assigned on an oil exploration project in Yemen in the early 2000s. The then Saleh government was pinning a lot of hope on oil to help developing Yemen.
The problem he said was it was nigh on impossible to employ the locals for anything apart from menial jobs like guards, drivers etc. Most of them across all age groups keep chewing khat and are intoxicated, both men and women. The project faced constant issues with village rebels who wants regular payments but absolutely no interest in well paid honest work.
The Houthis started hitting sea targets well before the Gaza bloodshed. Israeli atrocities simply gave them legitimacy to raise the extortion game. It's rumoured after years of bombing Yemen and facing retaliatory strikes, they've given up and are paying the Houthis to maintain peace.
Wrecked economies like Somalia, Yemen have nothing to look forward to, nothing to lose, the world doesn't care about them. So they have zero interest in obeying the global order like sea cargo routes etc. Their only source of income is rent seeking.
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Please provide some sources for your claims.
Specifically what India said to Blinken and Iranians inviting Jaishankar to negotiate.
Not newspaper articles detailing the visit. Some sources to back up what you claim is happening and the conversations you claim are taking place.
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Already, Yemen is in a humanitarian crisis, and the US is making it worse. We need to find another way, such as negotiations, rather than war.
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Iran must tell Houthis to cease and desist, says Grant Shapps
The UK's defence secretary has told Iran to urge its proxies in the Middle East to "cease and desist" as the world is "running out of patience".
Grant Shapps singled out Yemen's Houthis and Lebanon's Hezbollah, both key allies of Tehran and supporters of Hamas.
The UK joined the US in launching airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen overnight on Thursday.
The Houthis have been attacking shipping in the Red Sea since November.
The Iranian-backed political and military group - who control a large part of Yemen - claims to be targeting ships in response to Israel's attacks on Gaza.
On Friday, US and British forces responded with air strikes on 16 targets in Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, including logistical hubs, air defence systems and military depots. A follow-up strike was also carried out on Saturday, US officials said.
In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, Mr Shapps said Iran has a vital role to play in de-escalating Middle East tensions.
Asked about his message to the Iranian government Tehran, he said: "You must get the Houthi rebels, others who are acting as proxies for you, Lebanese Hezbollah are obvious examples, (and) some in Iraq and Syria, you must get these different organisations to cease and desist because we are, the world is, running out of patience.
"We see you, we see through what you're doing. We see how you're doing it, particularly the Houthi rebels, and no good can come from it."
Mr Shapps also argued the UK was "acting in self-defence" over the threat to container ships and an attack on Royal Navy destroyer HMS Diamond by a drone last month.
Hezbollah has been exchanging fire with Israel across the border with Lebanon since the Israeli military launched its campaign in response to the unprecedented Hamas attacks on southern Israel on 7 October.
Around 1,300 people were killed in Israel and 240 more kidnapped. Israel's retaliatory strikes and ground offensive in Gaza has since led to more than 23,000 people there being killed.
Iranian proxies in Syria and Iraq have also regularly been launching attacks on US military bases in the region since the war broke out.
Houthi attacks in the Red Sea increased 500% between November and December last year. The threat has become so great that major shipping companies have ceased sailing in the region and insurance costs have risen 10-fold since early December.
The International Chamber of Shipping says 20% of the world's container ships are now avoiding the Red Sea and using the much longer route around the southern tip of Africa instead.
Source: BBC
The UK's defence secretary has told Iran to urge its proxies in the Middle East to "cease and desist" as the world is "running out of patience".
Grant Shapps singled out Yemen's Houthis and Lebanon's Hezbollah, both key allies of Tehran and supporters of Hamas.
The UK joined the US in launching airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen overnight on Thursday.
The Houthis have been attacking shipping in the Red Sea since November.
The Iranian-backed political and military group - who control a large part of Yemen - claims to be targeting ships in response to Israel's attacks on Gaza.
On Friday, US and British forces responded with air strikes on 16 targets in Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, including logistical hubs, air defence systems and military depots. A follow-up strike was also carried out on Saturday, US officials said.
In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, Mr Shapps said Iran has a vital role to play in de-escalating Middle East tensions.
Asked about his message to the Iranian government Tehran, he said: "You must get the Houthi rebels, others who are acting as proxies for you, Lebanese Hezbollah are obvious examples, (and) some in Iraq and Syria, you must get these different organisations to cease and desist because we are, the world is, running out of patience.
"We see you, we see through what you're doing. We see how you're doing it, particularly the Houthi rebels, and no good can come from it."
Mr Shapps also argued the UK was "acting in self-defence" over the threat to container ships and an attack on Royal Navy destroyer HMS Diamond by a drone last month.
Hezbollah has been exchanging fire with Israel across the border with Lebanon since the Israeli military launched its campaign in response to the unprecedented Hamas attacks on southern Israel on 7 October.
Around 1,300 people were killed in Israel and 240 more kidnapped. Israel's retaliatory strikes and ground offensive in Gaza has since led to more than 23,000 people there being killed.
Iranian proxies in Syria and Iraq have also regularly been launching attacks on US military bases in the region since the war broke out.
Houthi attacks in the Red Sea increased 500% between November and December last year. The threat has become so great that major shipping companies have ceased sailing in the region and insurance costs have risen 10-fold since early December.
The International Chamber of Shipping says 20% of the world's container ships are now avoiding the Red Sea and using the much longer route around the southern tip of Africa instead.
Source: BBC
Iran must tell Houthis to cease and desist, says Grant Shapps
The UK defence secretary says the world is "running out of patience" with attacks.
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Iran's proxies are not as reckless as some think. Their desire is to offer up as much token resistance against Israel as possible, without being dragged into a full scale war with Israel or the US.
They know their limits. Hezbollah are far more skilled, organised and better equipped than Hamas but even after the assassinations of some of their military leaders, haven't launched a major, Oct 7th-esque offensive in response.
The root cause of the current chaos is the US's refusal to attach any conditions on aid to Israel or restrain them in any meaningful way. Had they done so decades ago - October 7th wouldn't have happened. Instead they write a blank check to Israel to continue annexing Palestinian territory and violate their human rights in the most aggregious way.
They know their limits. Hezbollah are far more skilled, organised and better equipped than Hamas but even after the assassinations of some of their military leaders, haven't launched a major, Oct 7th-esque offensive in response.
The root cause of the current chaos is the US's refusal to attach any conditions on aid to Israel or restrain them in any meaningful way. Had they done so decades ago - October 7th wouldn't have happened. Instead they write a blank check to Israel to continue annexing Palestinian territory and violate their human rights in the most aggregious way.
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Iranian proxies have full control over the Middle East.Iran helps groups in the Middle East, like Hezbollah in Lebanon and Shiite militias in Iraq. They support these groups, but Middle East is complicated because other countries and groups also play a role in the region's situation.
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Please provide a link to show India has officially declared it is siding with The British Empire/USA/Israel and has notified Iran of this. A news article with quotes please.
Few ask the question why Iran supports these groups ? The Arab nations (primarily Saudi Arabia) and Israel have never stomached the notion of Iran being an equal partner in the region.
They refuse to countenance Iran having a share in the military, economic and energy resources of the region. For decades they've undermined Iran's security by sponsoring protests, economic sanctions, assassinating their scientists and threatening war.
An encircled nation therefore needs a point of leverage. This argument may sound familiar to Pakistanis given we've made an artform out of supporting non-state actors to do our dirty work.
Unlike some of the rogue jihadist groups Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have supported - Hezbollah, Hamas and Houthis don't threaten international security in the same way. They're local militias with both Hezbollah and Hamas democratically elected by their people, while the Houthis are participating in negotiations to end the war in Yemen.
People can cry terrorism all they want, but none of the three groups are going anywhere anytime soon.
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It's incredible, these people are using this site to spew non-stop propaganda about Indian role a conflict which to date they are not even involved in.
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Kuenssberg: The thorny politics of Houthi strikes for Sunak and Starmer
"To wake up and find out your country has bombed another country is serious indeed".
As a former minister put it, you are not alone if you heard the headlines on the radio, or a news alert pinged on your phone saying the UK had carried out military strikes on Yemen and wondered, what on earth is going on?
So why did Prime Minister Rishi Sunak get the UK involved in the strikes on the Houthis? As so often in politics, the causes and the consequences are simple but complex too.
Here's the straightforward part.
The Houthis, who control much of northern Yemen, have been attacking ships sailing through the Red Sea.
That route carries billions of pounds worth of oil, gas, consumer goods, the "stuff" we buy and consume every day.
If it's too dangerous to make that voyage, ships literally have to go the long way round, adding days to their journeys, and cost and disruption to supply chains our economy can ill afford.
It might be thousands of miles away, but the costs would be felt right at home.
The UN had expressed serious concern over the attacks. And having made successive warnings, the US and the UK decided to strike to protect a vital trade route and uphold international law.
Serious, but simple.
Not so fast. The US and UK might say the attacks are not related to the raging conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, but that's not how it's seen by the other side.
The Houthis say their attacks on shipping are punishment for Israel's military offensive in Gaza, claiming any ship destined for Israel or with Israeli links is a "legitimate target", even though the Houthis have also attacked ships that have no links to Israel.
A group like the Houthis, that calls for the destruction of Israel, wants to be part of the wider war.
Add to that, the UK has, for years, supported a Saudi-led coalition bombing the Houthis in Yemen after the group took control of parts of the country from the internationally recognised government.
UK weapons have been used by the coalition, there have been thousands of civilian casualties, and the Saudis have been accused of breaching international law.
In the past couple of years there has been progress towards a settlement of sorts, but it remains one of the poorest countries in the world, broken by years of conflict, shortages of food, water, and violence.
It is well worth a look at my colleague Orla Guerin's reporting from the country in the summer.
And here is the even more complicated part.
The Houthis are allies of Iran, which has been backing them with weapons and expertise, their links growing stronger long before the latest conflict. It is Iranian drones and missiles that the Houthis are using against international shipping.
Iran, with its links to Russia and China, has long vied for influence in the Middle East region, with its bitter rival Saudi Arabia, which has links to the US and Western powers. This is not just about a few ships in the Red Sea.
For Rishi Sunak therefore, the main reason to get involved was clear, but the consequences may be much more murky.
If the Houthi's attacks continue, a precedent has been set and it is hard for the UK not to strike again.
For how long is the government prepared to continue? How ready is it for an escalation in the wider war?
How will ministers grapple with the impression that by striking the Houthis, they have picked a side in the wider Middle East conflict?
A senior MP says the action must come with a "more robust message" for Israel's leader Benjamin Netanyahu to counter that impression.
A former Cabinet minister told me the UK must "make sure the Houthis get a very bloody nose and Iran sees it; strengthen the international coalition, and confirm our intention to stay there; push Israel for a swift plan for post Gaza and encourage the Abraham Accords project in a way we have sadly not done so far".
The Abraham Accords were agreements to normalise relations between Israel and Arab countries - not a comprehensive peace plan, but diplomatic moves nonetheless.
And while prime ministers sometimes thrive on the influence foreign interventions can bring, failed actions can consume huge amounts of political time, energy, and reputation.
There is no strong resistance from the normally extremely grumpy Conservative backbenches on the decision to take military action.
But Rishi Sunak will be pushed on what comes next when he stands up to deliver a statement in the Commons on Monday.
As the Conservative former minister Neil O'Brien, no enemy of Number 10, said this week: "Given our main interventions of the last 25 years have been failures, let's be clear up front - what counts as success, realistically, how far would we need to go to achieve this? How will we avoid being dragged into something we don't want?"
The UK did not have to take part.
The former minister ponders if Rishi Sunak would have decided to launch UK strikes were it not for the experience of his newish foreign secretary, telling me: "I see David Cameron's hand playing in here - certainly he has the experience, and there is no way [former foreign secretary] James Cleverly would be able to give this level of advice."
The US carried out strikes on the Houthis on its own in 2016, and indeed, this morning.
Might it have been different this time?
We'll have Lord Cameron live in the studio on the programme on Sunday to discuss it.
The military action is instinctively trickier territory for Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.
Labour nerves still jangle over what went so terribly wrong in Iraq, even after all these years.
The Labour leadership has already run into unhappiness over its position on Gaza, stopping short of calling for an immediate ceasefire.
Deep concern for Palestinians continues to be a binding motivation for swathes of Labour MPs and activists.
Keir Starmer was briefed by Downing Street on Thursday's air strikes, and backed them on the understanding that they were limited, and targeted, and noting that the UK was not in control of the timing.
But for a strand of Labour MPs on the left of the party this goes against the grain.
Starmer's allies don't consider this a particular problem for the public.
Indeed he is only too happy to contrast himself with predecessor Jeremy Corbyn and his former tribe - MPs like John McDonnell and Diane Abbott and the campaign group Momentum.
But if the strikes continue or expand and he continues to back them, he risks riling a larger group in the party.
And there is a tension with Starmer's own previous position too. During his 2020 Labour leadership campaign, he proposed a law to require a Commons vote on military action before it took place.
Keir Starmer will also be with us on Sunday morning for his New Year interview.
Is backing this action without a vote in Parliament another example of the Labour leader ditching his past promises as he edges closer to power?
His critics, inside and outside the Labour Party, will be all too eager to leap on that.
The agonies at Westminster over holding a vote can look like an example of MPs' focusing on their own neighbourhood at the expense of the bigger picture.
I'm not suggesting MPs' voices don't matter, or that Parliament should not have a say on the most serious decisions any government can make.
But, at the same time, I don't know a single senior UK politician who would, in office, in the real world, give up the power, known as the Royal Prerogative, to take military action without the overt permission of Parliament.
The truth is it is a convention to consult Parliament, but not a law, whatever a younger Keir Starmer proposed.
And holding a vote, or not holding a vote, may not be a guarantee of success or failure, whether military or political.
There was no vote on sending troops to Afghanistan in 2001. There was a vote on the war in Iraq in 2003. David Cameron lost a vote on taking action in Syria in 2013 so did not proceed, telling MPs: "I get it". Theresa May did not ask MPs before a strike on that country in 2018.
So if you woke up on Friday morning wondering what on earth was going on the answer is indeed, it's both simple and complicated.
The decision taken by Rishi Sunak was both obvious and risky. Keir Starmer's decision to back it was too.
The prime minister, and the Labour leader who sees himself as the prime-minister-in-waiting, are, like all Western leaders in 2024, grappling with a world where other dominant countries are less attached to conventional international rules.
Add to that the possible return, by the end of the year, of a US president who relishes busting those conventions too.
A confidant of Rishi Sunak recently told me they were increasingly realising that government is nearly always a choice between two unappealing options.
In this election year most of our votes, most of our political conversations will be shaped by the old reality that all politics is local.
But the past few days shows what is global is vital to our politics too.
BBC
"To wake up and find out your country has bombed another country is serious indeed".
As a former minister put it, you are not alone if you heard the headlines on the radio, or a news alert pinged on your phone saying the UK had carried out military strikes on Yemen and wondered, what on earth is going on?
So why did Prime Minister Rishi Sunak get the UK involved in the strikes on the Houthis? As so often in politics, the causes and the consequences are simple but complex too.
Here's the straightforward part.
The Houthis, who control much of northern Yemen, have been attacking ships sailing through the Red Sea.
That route carries billions of pounds worth of oil, gas, consumer goods, the "stuff" we buy and consume every day.
If it's too dangerous to make that voyage, ships literally have to go the long way round, adding days to their journeys, and cost and disruption to supply chains our economy can ill afford.
It might be thousands of miles away, but the costs would be felt right at home.
The UN had expressed serious concern over the attacks. And having made successive warnings, the US and the UK decided to strike to protect a vital trade route and uphold international law.
Serious, but simple.
Not so fast. The US and UK might say the attacks are not related to the raging conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, but that's not how it's seen by the other side.
The Houthis say their attacks on shipping are punishment for Israel's military offensive in Gaza, claiming any ship destined for Israel or with Israeli links is a "legitimate target", even though the Houthis have also attacked ships that have no links to Israel.
A group like the Houthis, that calls for the destruction of Israel, wants to be part of the wider war.
Add to that, the UK has, for years, supported a Saudi-led coalition bombing the Houthis in Yemen after the group took control of parts of the country from the internationally recognised government.
UK weapons have been used by the coalition, there have been thousands of civilian casualties, and the Saudis have been accused of breaching international law.
In the past couple of years there has been progress towards a settlement of sorts, but it remains one of the poorest countries in the world, broken by years of conflict, shortages of food, water, and violence.
It is well worth a look at my colleague Orla Guerin's reporting from the country in the summer.
And here is the even more complicated part.
The Houthis are allies of Iran, which has been backing them with weapons and expertise, their links growing stronger long before the latest conflict. It is Iranian drones and missiles that the Houthis are using against international shipping.
Iran, with its links to Russia and China, has long vied for influence in the Middle East region, with its bitter rival Saudi Arabia, which has links to the US and Western powers. This is not just about a few ships in the Red Sea.
For Rishi Sunak therefore, the main reason to get involved was clear, but the consequences may be much more murky.
If the Houthi's attacks continue, a precedent has been set and it is hard for the UK not to strike again.
For how long is the government prepared to continue? How ready is it for an escalation in the wider war?
How will ministers grapple with the impression that by striking the Houthis, they have picked a side in the wider Middle East conflict?
A senior MP says the action must come with a "more robust message" for Israel's leader Benjamin Netanyahu to counter that impression.
A former Cabinet minister told me the UK must "make sure the Houthis get a very bloody nose and Iran sees it; strengthen the international coalition, and confirm our intention to stay there; push Israel for a swift plan for post Gaza and encourage the Abraham Accords project in a way we have sadly not done so far".
The Abraham Accords were agreements to normalise relations between Israel and Arab countries - not a comprehensive peace plan, but diplomatic moves nonetheless.
And while prime ministers sometimes thrive on the influence foreign interventions can bring, failed actions can consume huge amounts of political time, energy, and reputation.
There is no strong resistance from the normally extremely grumpy Conservative backbenches on the decision to take military action.
But Rishi Sunak will be pushed on what comes next when he stands up to deliver a statement in the Commons on Monday.
As the Conservative former minister Neil O'Brien, no enemy of Number 10, said this week: "Given our main interventions of the last 25 years have been failures, let's be clear up front - what counts as success, realistically, how far would we need to go to achieve this? How will we avoid being dragged into something we don't want?"
The UK did not have to take part.
The former minister ponders if Rishi Sunak would have decided to launch UK strikes were it not for the experience of his newish foreign secretary, telling me: "I see David Cameron's hand playing in here - certainly he has the experience, and there is no way [former foreign secretary] James Cleverly would be able to give this level of advice."
The US carried out strikes on the Houthis on its own in 2016, and indeed, this morning.
Might it have been different this time?
We'll have Lord Cameron live in the studio on the programme on Sunday to discuss it.
The military action is instinctively trickier territory for Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.
Labour nerves still jangle over what went so terribly wrong in Iraq, even after all these years.
The Labour leadership has already run into unhappiness over its position on Gaza, stopping short of calling for an immediate ceasefire.
Deep concern for Palestinians continues to be a binding motivation for swathes of Labour MPs and activists.
Keir Starmer was briefed by Downing Street on Thursday's air strikes, and backed them on the understanding that they were limited, and targeted, and noting that the UK was not in control of the timing.
But for a strand of Labour MPs on the left of the party this goes against the grain.
Starmer's allies don't consider this a particular problem for the public.
Indeed he is only too happy to contrast himself with predecessor Jeremy Corbyn and his former tribe - MPs like John McDonnell and Diane Abbott and the campaign group Momentum.
But if the strikes continue or expand and he continues to back them, he risks riling a larger group in the party.
And there is a tension with Starmer's own previous position too. During his 2020 Labour leadership campaign, he proposed a law to require a Commons vote on military action before it took place.
Keir Starmer will also be with us on Sunday morning for his New Year interview.
Is backing this action without a vote in Parliament another example of the Labour leader ditching his past promises as he edges closer to power?
His critics, inside and outside the Labour Party, will be all too eager to leap on that.
The agonies at Westminster over holding a vote can look like an example of MPs' focusing on their own neighbourhood at the expense of the bigger picture.
I'm not suggesting MPs' voices don't matter, or that Parliament should not have a say on the most serious decisions any government can make.
But, at the same time, I don't know a single senior UK politician who would, in office, in the real world, give up the power, known as the Royal Prerogative, to take military action without the overt permission of Parliament.
The truth is it is a convention to consult Parliament, but not a law, whatever a younger Keir Starmer proposed.
And holding a vote, or not holding a vote, may not be a guarantee of success or failure, whether military or political.
There was no vote on sending troops to Afghanistan in 2001. There was a vote on the war in Iraq in 2003. David Cameron lost a vote on taking action in Syria in 2013 so did not proceed, telling MPs: "I get it". Theresa May did not ask MPs before a strike on that country in 2018.
So if you woke up on Friday morning wondering what on earth was going on the answer is indeed, it's both simple and complicated.
The decision taken by Rishi Sunak was both obvious and risky. Keir Starmer's decision to back it was too.
The prime minister, and the Labour leader who sees himself as the prime-minister-in-waiting, are, like all Western leaders in 2024, grappling with a world where other dominant countries are less attached to conventional international rules.
Add to that the possible return, by the end of the year, of a US president who relishes busting those conventions too.
A confidant of Rishi Sunak recently told me they were increasingly realising that government is nearly always a choice between two unappealing options.
In this election year most of our votes, most of our political conversations will be shaped by the old reality that all politics is local.
But the past few days shows what is global is vital to our politics too.
BBC
Kuenssberg: The thorny politics of Houthi strikes for Sunak and Starmer
The PM and the Labour leader agree on military action but it could be just the beginning of their problems.
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New airstrike hits Yemen port city after Houthi rebels opened fire with rockets - following two nights of US and UK attacks
A fresh airstrike hit the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Hodeida today following two nights of attacks on the Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
A military source allied with the rebels told AFP 'the site from which a Houthi rocket was launched on the outskirts of Hodeida was hit', adding that it was not clear whether the strike came from the sea or the air.
A police source confirmed the new strike.
It comes after British and American forces launched strikes on Houthi military sites on Thursday night after the militants carried out several attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea.
After bombarding the rebel-held areas of Yemen on Thursday night, the US also launched a new round of strikes last night.
The strikes have added to concerns about the escalation of the conflict that has spread through the region since the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas and Israel went to war, with Iran's allies also entering the fray from Lebanon, Syria and Iraq.
After the Americans struck another Houthi-controlled site in Yemen last night, President Joe Biden said: 'We delivered it privately and we're confident we're well-prepared.'
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A fresh airstrike hit the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Hodeida today following two nights of attacks on the Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
A military source allied with the rebels told AFP 'the site from which a Houthi rocket was launched on the outskirts of Hodeida was hit', adding that it was not clear whether the strike came from the sea or the air.
A police source confirmed the new strike.
It comes after British and American forces launched strikes on Houthi military sites on Thursday night after the militants carried out several attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea.
After bombarding the rebel-held areas of Yemen on Thursday night, the US also launched a new round of strikes last night.
The strikes have added to concerns about the escalation of the conflict that has spread through the region since the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas and Israel went to war, with Iran's allies also entering the fray from Lebanon, Syria and Iraq.
After the Americans struck another Houthi-controlled site in Yemen last night, President Joe Biden said: 'We delivered it privately and we're confident we're well-prepared.'
DailyMail
New airstrike hits Yemen port city held by Houthi rebels
It comes after British and American forces launched strikes on Houthi military sites on Thursday night after the Iran-backed militants carried out several attacks on ships in the Red Sea.
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Yemen's Houthis vow 'strong response' after new US strike
WASHINGTON/ADEN, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The Houthi movement threatened a "strong and effective response" after the United States carried out another strike in Yemen overnight, further ratcheting up tensions as Washington vows to protect shipping from attacks by the Iran-aligned group.The strikes have added to concerns about the escalation of the conflict that has spread through the region since the Palestinian militant group Hamas and Israel went to war, with Iran's allies also entering the fray from Lebanon, Syria and Iraq.
The latest strike, which the U.S. said hit a radar site, came a day after dozens of American and British strikes on Houthi facilities in Yemen.
"This new strike will have a firm, strong and effective response," Houthi spokesperson Nasruldeen Amer told Al Jazeera, adding there had been no injuries nor "material damages".
Mohammed Abdulsalam, another Houthi spokesperson, told Reuters the strikes, including the one overnight that hit a military base in Sanaa, had no significant impact on the group's ability to prevent Israel-affiliated vessels from passing through the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea.
The Pentagon said on Friday the U.S.-British strikes had "good effects".
Hans Grundberg, U.N. special envoy for Yemen, on Saturday, urged maximum restraint by "all involved" in Yemen and warned of an increasingly precarious situation in the region.
The Houthis say their maritime campaign aims to support Palestinians under Israeli siege and attack in Gaza, which is ruled by the Iran-backed Hamas. Many of the vessels they have attacked had no known connection to Israel.
The group, which controls Sanaa and much of the west and north of Yemen, has also fired drones and missiles up the Red Sea at Israel itself.
The guided missile destroyer Carney used Tomahawk missiles in the follow-on strike early on Saturday local time "to degrade the Houthis' ability to attack maritime vessels, including commercial vessels," the U.S. Central Command said in a statement on X, formerly Twitter.
In Sanaa, government employee Mohammed Samei said the attacks were an act of "brutal aggression" and marked a new stage of a war Yemen had endured for 10 years.
Hussein Kabsi, a retired government employee, said supporting the Palestinians was a "religious and moral duty".
Source: Reuters
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Tell that to Anthony Blinken who called Jaishankar to help in the Red Sea conflict.
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Why will India officially declare this? Is that required to fire missiles from Indian ships?
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Search Indian media. Plenty has been said on this.
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Thanks for the advice. I will indeed search Indian media while I am watching Jab we Met, the Bolllywood smash hit, maybe turning it off only to catch up with Bollywood wives to get a real flavour of BJP India.
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Its amusing that you have so much time for BJP Hindutva and India. While Pakistan is crushed under boots of the establishment.
Worry about your own country of origin and not India or Palestine or Houthi or Iran or others.
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You should maybe take your own advice. Indian media is over there---->
Now that you have questioned why I am here, then it is perfectly legitimate to ask why are you?
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Hezbollah says US strikes on Yemen’s Houthis harm maritime security
The leader of the Lebanese group Hezbollah has said United States actions in the Red Sea will harm the security of all shipping as the area has now become a conflict zone.
“The US should realise that the security of the Red Sea, Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen are all hinged on one single thing: putting an end to the war in Gaza,” Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised speech on Sunday.
“Rather than providing a remedy to the symptoms, they should treat the cause,” he added.
Nasrallah was referring to a joint operation by US and United Kingdom air forces that launched a series of strikes against Yemen on Friday and Saturday, targeted at Houthi rebels who say they have been attacking ships linked to Israel during the war on Gaza.
The strikes, which the US said targeted Houthi facilities, have further stoked fears of a regional spillover of the war in Gaza. The Houthis have also promised to retaliate.
The Houthi assaults against international shipping have disrupted global commerce and raised costs, which influenced Western countries to intervene.
The rebels say their actions are in response to Israel’s war and have pledged to continue as long as bombardment of the Gaza Strip continues.
Both the Houthis and Hezbollah are backed by Iran and also form part of the so-called “axis of resistance” to Israel.
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The leader of the Lebanese group Hezbollah has said United States actions in the Red Sea will harm the security of all shipping as the area has now become a conflict zone.
“The US should realise that the security of the Red Sea, Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen are all hinged on one single thing: putting an end to the war in Gaza,” Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised speech on Sunday.
“Rather than providing a remedy to the symptoms, they should treat the cause,” he added.
Nasrallah was referring to a joint operation by US and United Kingdom air forces that launched a series of strikes against Yemen on Friday and Saturday, targeted at Houthi rebels who say they have been attacking ships linked to Israel during the war on Gaza.
The strikes, which the US said targeted Houthi facilities, have further stoked fears of a regional spillover of the war in Gaza. The Houthis have also promised to retaliate.
The Houthi assaults against international shipping have disrupted global commerce and raised costs, which influenced Western countries to intervene.
The rebels say their actions are in response to Israel’s war and have pledged to continue as long as bombardment of the Gaza Strip continues.
Both the Houthis and Hezbollah are backed by Iran and also form part of the so-called “axis of resistance” to Israel.
Hezbollah says US strikes on Yemen’s Houthis harm maritime security
Hassan Nasrallah said security in the Red Sea and regional countries hinges on putting an end to Israel’s war on Gaza.
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Other side is free to choose its response? There are no rules? So Houthis are attacking some ships, in return you want to drop a nuclear bomb on Yemen? That would be okay with you?
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U.S. intercepts and shoots down Houthi missile aimed at Navy destroyer in Red Sea
U.S. fighter aircraft intercepted and shot down an anti-ship cruise missile fired by Houthi rebels in the direction of a U.S. Navy destroyer in the Red Sea, the Pentagon said late Sunday.
The Houthi missile was fired toward the USS Laboon. It came from a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen, U.S. Central Command said in a brief statement. No injuries or damage were reported.
Sunday's incident follows U.S. and U.K. airstrikes on Houthis in Yemen last week that heightened fears the Israel-Hamas war could lead to a wider war in the Middle East involving the U.S. and its western allies.
The Houthis are a rebel group financed,trained and supplied militarily by Iran, Israel's arch-enemy. They are also allies of Hamas and have been targeting Red Sea maritime traffic since November in an act of solidarity with Palestinians in reaction to Israel's military campaign in Gaza following Hamas' Oct. 7. attacks.
The Houthi attacks have caused delays to global supply chains because major shipping companies have diverted their ships away from the Red Sea. Instead, they have been taking a longer route around southern Africa.
The U.S. and U.K. militaries attacked 28 Houthi targets in Yemen on Friday including radar installations, drones, arms depots, logistics hubs and anti-ship missiles. On Saturday, the USS Carney, a guided missile destroyer, followed these strikes up by firing Tomahawk land attack missiles at a Houthi radar site in Yemen.
The strikes come as U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin remains hospitalized following complications from a surgery for prostate cancer. On Sunday, the Pentagon reported him to be in good condition.
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U.S. fighter aircraft intercepted and shot down an anti-ship cruise missile fired by Houthi rebels in the direction of a U.S. Navy destroyer in the Red Sea, the Pentagon said late Sunday.
The Houthi missile was fired toward the USS Laboon. It came from a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen, U.S. Central Command said in a brief statement. No injuries or damage were reported.
Sunday's incident follows U.S. and U.K. airstrikes on Houthis in Yemen last week that heightened fears the Israel-Hamas war could lead to a wider war in the Middle East involving the U.S. and its western allies.
The Houthis are a rebel group financed,trained and supplied militarily by Iran, Israel's arch-enemy. They are also allies of Hamas and have been targeting Red Sea maritime traffic since November in an act of solidarity with Palestinians in reaction to Israel's military campaign in Gaza following Hamas' Oct. 7. attacks.
The Houthi attacks have caused delays to global supply chains because major shipping companies have diverted their ships away from the Red Sea. Instead, they have been taking a longer route around southern Africa.
The U.S. and U.K. militaries attacked 28 Houthi targets in Yemen on Friday including radar installations, drones, arms depots, logistics hubs and anti-ship missiles. On Saturday, the USS Carney, a guided missile destroyer, followed these strikes up by firing Tomahawk land attack missiles at a Houthi radar site in Yemen.
The strikes come as U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin remains hospitalized following complications from a surgery for prostate cancer. On Sunday, the Pentagon reported him to be in good condition.
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U.S. intercepts and shoots down Houthi missile aimed at Navy destroyer in Red Sea
The incident follows U.S. and U.K. airstrikes on Houthis in Yemen last week in response to the group's attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea.
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The two U.S. Navy SEALs missing at sea off the coast of Somalia were on a mission chasing shipments of Iranian-made weapons bound for Yemen, a U.S. official confirmed to Fox News.
The SEALs were attempting to board a ship they suspected was falsely flagged that could have been smuggling weapons, the U.S. official said, though it's unclear if any weapons were located. The revelation comes amid reports that the SEALs went missing after conducting a nighttime interdiction mission Thursday off the coast of Somalia.
The two special forces operators were climbing on a ladder aboard a vessel while on a mission in the Gulf of Aden when high waves knocked one into the sea.
The second SEAL jumped in after the first as part of Navy SEAL protocol to help a partner in distress and both vanished, The Associated Press said.
Both are still missing and a search and rescue mission continues in the Gulf of Aden where, according to officials who spoke to The Washington Post, powerful swells and exhaustion are more of a concern than hypothermia as commanders remain hopeful that the two SEALs will be found alive.
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby addressed the reports during an appearance on CBS’s "Face the Nation" on Sunday.
"As far as we know, that search is still ongoing for those – for those two sailors that are in the water," Kirby said. "This was not related to the strikes in Yemen. This was normal interdiction operations that we've been conducting for some time to try to disrupt that flow of weapons supplies to Yemen. So it's not related to the strikes that we took against the Houthis."
"Nobody wants a conflict with the Houthis. We're not looking for a conflict with Yemen here. We're trying to get these attacks to stop," Kirby added.
The U.S. Navy has conducted regular interdiction missions, where they have intercepted weapons on ships that were bound for Houthi-controlled Yemen.
One official told the AP on Saturday that the mission was not related to Operation Prosperity Guardian, the ongoing U.S. and international mission to provide protection to commercial vessels in the Red Sea, or the retaliatory strikes that the United States and the United Kingdom have conducted in Yemen reportedly against numerous radar stations, missile launch sites and storage facilities used to stage the Red Sea attacks over the prior two days.
The SEALs' mission was also not related to the seizure of the oil tanker St. Nikolas by Iran, another U.S. official told The AP.
Yet, senior U.S. officials who spoke to the Post did blame Iran for having "aiding and abetted" the crisis by providing technological and intelligence support for the Houthis.
Meanwhile, The Associated Press reported on Monday that a missile fired from Yemen struck a U.S.-owned ship in the Gulf of Aden – less than a day after Yemen's Houthi rebels fired an anti-ship cruise missile toward an American destroyer in the Red Sea.
In a statement published on Saturday, U.S. Central Command said search and rescue operations were ongoing to locate the two sailors but "for operational security purposes" no additional information would be released "until the personnel recovery operation is complete."
"Out of respect for the families affected, we will not release further information on the missing personnel at this time," CENTCOM said, without identifying the SEALs. "The sailors were forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet (C5F) area of operations supporting a wide variety of missions."
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The SEALs were attempting to board a ship they suspected was falsely flagged that could have been smuggling weapons, the U.S. official said, though it's unclear if any weapons were located. The revelation comes amid reports that the SEALs went missing after conducting a nighttime interdiction mission Thursday off the coast of Somalia.
The two special forces operators were climbing on a ladder aboard a vessel while on a mission in the Gulf of Aden when high waves knocked one into the sea.
The second SEAL jumped in after the first as part of Navy SEAL protocol to help a partner in distress and both vanished, The Associated Press said.
Both are still missing and a search and rescue mission continues in the Gulf of Aden where, according to officials who spoke to The Washington Post, powerful swells and exhaustion are more of a concern than hypothermia as commanders remain hopeful that the two SEALs will be found alive.
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby addressed the reports during an appearance on CBS’s "Face the Nation" on Sunday.
"As far as we know, that search is still ongoing for those – for those two sailors that are in the water," Kirby said. "This was not related to the strikes in Yemen. This was normal interdiction operations that we've been conducting for some time to try to disrupt that flow of weapons supplies to Yemen. So it's not related to the strikes that we took against the Houthis."
"Nobody wants a conflict with the Houthis. We're not looking for a conflict with Yemen here. We're trying to get these attacks to stop," Kirby added.
The U.S. Navy has conducted regular interdiction missions, where they have intercepted weapons on ships that were bound for Houthi-controlled Yemen.
One official told the AP on Saturday that the mission was not related to Operation Prosperity Guardian, the ongoing U.S. and international mission to provide protection to commercial vessels in the Red Sea, or the retaliatory strikes that the United States and the United Kingdom have conducted in Yemen reportedly against numerous radar stations, missile launch sites and storage facilities used to stage the Red Sea attacks over the prior two days.
The SEALs' mission was also not related to the seizure of the oil tanker St. Nikolas by Iran, another U.S. official told The AP.
Yet, senior U.S. officials who spoke to the Post did blame Iran for having "aiding and abetted" the crisis by providing technological and intelligence support for the Houthis.
Meanwhile, The Associated Press reported on Monday that a missile fired from Yemen struck a U.S.-owned ship in the Gulf of Aden – less than a day after Yemen's Houthi rebels fired an anti-ship cruise missile toward an American destroyer in the Red Sea.
In a statement published on Saturday, U.S. Central Command said search and rescue operations were ongoing to locate the two sailors but "for operational security purposes" no additional information would be released "until the personnel recovery operation is complete."
"Out of respect for the families affected, we will not release further information on the missing personnel at this time," CENTCOM said, without identifying the SEALs. "The sailors were forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet (C5F) area of operations supporting a wide variety of missions."
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Navy SEALs missing off coast of Somalia were chasing Iran-made weapons bound for Yemen, official says
The two U.S. Navy SEALs lost at sea off the coast of Somalia were searching for a Yemen-bound shipment of Iranian weapons to Houthi fighters, a U.S. official confirmed.
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The cost of Indian exports has more than doubled due to the Yemeni Houthi militia's attacks on ships in the Red Sea, industry officials said on Monday.
Around 80% of India's goods trade with Europe, estimated at nearly $14 billion a month, normally passes via the Red Sea, according to government estimates.
Exporters said 95% of vessels had rerouted around the Cape of Good Hope on the southern tip of Africa, adding 4,000 to 6,000 nautical miles and 14-20 days to journeys from India since Houthi militants began attacking shipping in November.
Major shipping lines have stopped or temporarily halted Red Sea operations, including Maersk (MAERSKb.CO), MSC, Hapag Lloyd (HLAG.DE).
The cost of a 24-foot shipping container from India to Europe, the eastern cost of America and the UK had risen to $1,500 from $600 before the Red Sea attacks, according to four exporters including the head of an export association.
"Our profit margins have been wiped out as the shipping costs have gone up," Arun Kumar Garodia, chairman, Engineering Export Promotion Council of India (EEPC) said, noting most of the buyers were not ready to revise prices.
He said Indian exports worth at least $10 billion would be hit in the fiscal year to March 2024 due to the rising shipping costs and delay in delivery of orders.
Shipping companies have threatened to raise freight costs further later this week, Garodia said.
Exporters also said about a quarter of this month's exports are held up due to delays in shipping schedules.
"The sailing of most of the ships has been impacted and generally postponed by 2-3 weeks as the incoming ships, with longer routes, are delayed," Satya Srinivas, a senior Indian trade ministry official said on Monday.
Some recent consignments had been put on hold, although December exports, estimated at $38.45 billion, were not impacted by the Red Sea crisis, he said.
Source: Reuters
Around 80% of India's goods trade with Europe, estimated at nearly $14 billion a month, normally passes via the Red Sea, according to government estimates.
Exporters said 95% of vessels had rerouted around the Cape of Good Hope on the southern tip of Africa, adding 4,000 to 6,000 nautical miles and 14-20 days to journeys from India since Houthi militants began attacking shipping in November.
Major shipping lines have stopped or temporarily halted Red Sea operations, including Maersk (MAERSKb.CO), MSC, Hapag Lloyd (HLAG.DE).
The cost of a 24-foot shipping container from India to Europe, the eastern cost of America and the UK had risen to $1,500 from $600 before the Red Sea attacks, according to four exporters including the head of an export association.
"Our profit margins have been wiped out as the shipping costs have gone up," Arun Kumar Garodia, chairman, Engineering Export Promotion Council of India (EEPC) said, noting most of the buyers were not ready to revise prices.
He said Indian exports worth at least $10 billion would be hit in the fiscal year to March 2024 due to the rising shipping costs and delay in delivery of orders.
Shipping companies have threatened to raise freight costs further later this week, Garodia said.
Exporters also said about a quarter of this month's exports are held up due to delays in shipping schedules.
"The sailing of most of the ships has been impacted and generally postponed by 2-3 weeks as the incoming ships, with longer routes, are delayed," Satya Srinivas, a senior Indian trade ministry official said on Monday.
Some recent consignments had been put on hold, although December exports, estimated at $38.45 billion, were not impacted by the Red Sea crisis, he said.
Source: Reuters
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Ive searched Indian media.
Jaishankar arrived in Iran on a preplanned visit.
Discussed a port.
Signed agreement for said port.
Iran FM took to stage with Jaishankar. The Iranian FM slammed US and Uk with Jaishankar beside him.
Houthis then attacked a ship while Jaishankar is supposedly in Tehran to warn the Iranians!
@Cpt. Rishwat @cricketjoshila have I missed anything
Jaishankar arrived in Iran on a preplanned visit.
Discussed a port.
Signed agreement for said port.
Iran FM took to stage with Jaishankar. The Iranian FM slammed US and Uk with Jaishankar beside him.
Houthis then attacked a ship while Jaishankar is supposedly in Tehran to warn the Iranians!
@Cpt. Rishwat @cricketjoshila have I missed anything
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Yemen’s Houthis hit US-owned ship in missile attack, US military says
Houthi rebels in Yemen have struck a US-owned and operated container ship with an anti-ship ballistic missile off the coast of Yemen, the United States Central Command said.In a statement on Monday, the US military said that no injuries or significant damage were reported and that the Marshall Islands-flagged Gibraltar Eagle was continuing its journey after the incident in the Gulf of Aden.
The Yemeni rebel group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
“All American and British ships and warships involved in the aggression against our country are considered hostile targets,” military spokesperson Yahya Saree said, before adding that no future American or British attack on Yemen would go “unpunished”.
Earlier, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said that a vessel was hit from above by a missile 95 nautical miles southeast of Aden, without identifying the vessel.
British Maritime Security firm Ambrey said three missiles were reportedly launched by the Houthis, with two not reaching the sea and the third striking the bulk carrier. It said that the impact reportedly caused a fire in a hold, but that the bulker remained seaworthy with no injuries on board. It assessed the vessel was not Israel-affiliated.
The attack on the ship comes less than a day after the Houthis launched an anti-ship cruise missile toward a US destroyer in the Red Sea, US officials said.
The Houthis control western Yemen, including the strategically critical Bab al-Mandeb Strait, which leads into the Red Sea and up to the Suez Canal.
Since Israel’s war in Gaza began, they have been attacking ships in the area that they say are linked to Israel or bound for Israeli ports.
They say they are attacking the vessels to pressure Israel to halt its assault on Gaza and ease restrictions on supplies of humanitarian aid for its Palestinian population. Israel has been at war with Hamas, the group that governs Gaza, for more than three months.
US and British forces responded to the Houthi attacks last week by carrying out dozens of air and sea strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen.
Abdel-Malik al-Houthi, the leader of the Houthis, has pledged revenge. On Thursday, he said that “any attack on Yemen’s Houthis on the part of the United States will not go without a response.”
Reporting from Washington, DC, Al Jazeera’s Mike Hanna said that US officials believe that after the strikes last week, the Houthis retained about three-quarters of their capacity to fire missiles and launch drones.
“This recent attack on a US-owned freighter was launched, it would appear, from the city of Hodeidah, which was a target of US-UK strikes in recent days,” Hanna said.
“So, the ante is rising in terms of what is happening … the situation is very dire and something that US intelligence is watching very closely.”
Omar Rahman, a fellow with the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, said one-off strikes targeting Houthi installations would not reduce the group’s capability or deter them from attacking ships in the Red Sea.
“What the US and UK are doing is not strategically justifiable. It’s only justifiable if you look at what the Houthis are doing in the Red Sea in isolation from what’s happening in Gaza and in the rest of the region,” he told Al Jazeera.
“The US and UK are ignoring the source of the crisis, which is the genocide in Gaza, but they’re also enabling it,” Rahman said. “They’re trying to prevent a wider regional escalation by taking military action against the flashpoints that are occurring as a result of what’s happening in Gaza.”
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At the moment I can't see such attacks stopping anytime soon.
Rather poor taste to talk of Yemenis "whining" about genocide because they've already experienced one of the most vicious military campaigns in history perpetrated by Saudi Arabia (and bankrolled by US/UK) which has caused untold death and destruction.
There's little left to bomb in Yemen.
The US and UK would be unwise to go further than limited, precision raids as the Houthis, backed by Iran, will simply rain drones and missiles into Saudi Arabia and UAE and collapse a significant part of the world's oil supply.
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Indians really love to ride the coat tails of others when it comes to Yemen. I'm not quite sure why.
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Is Jaishankar still in Iran @cricketjoshila
Iranians have just attcked Iraq.
Did they get his permission in your opinion?
Iranians have just attcked Iraq.
Did they get his permission in your opinion?
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Houthis attacked any indian ship?
Jaishankar raised the Houthi issue publically in the joint press conference with Iranian FM.
Jaishankar raises issue of Houthi Attacks with Iran FM - The Economic Times
Jaishankar and Hossein Amir-Abdollahain also discussed the deteriorating Gaza situation and other regional developments. The Red Sea is critical for Indian commerce via the maritime route to Europe.
Next time try harder.
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Why will India be bothered about Iraq?
Is Iraq Indian territory?
India is only bothered about ships that are linked to India. Rest Iran can fight anyone.
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And the RoW will not wipe out the Houthis with massive military attacks and cripple Iran as well?
Two can play this game and as things stand, one side has significantly more resources to play with.
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Houthis attacked any indian ship?
Jaishankar raised the Houthi issue publically in the joint press conference with Iranian FM.
Jaishankar raises issue of Houthi Attacks with Iran FM - The Economic Times
Jaishankar and Hossein Amir-Abdollahain also discussed the deteriorating Gaza situation and other regional developments. The Red Sea is critical for Indian commerce via the maritime route to Europe.m.economictimes.com
Next time try harder.
He's expressed concern which is certainly fair enough, but then he's also stressing India's deep and long standing ties with Iran and the general tone seems to be placatory rather than warning. Your version which you are propagating on here is about Indian missile destroyers which is completely misleading.
If India wants to go on a war footing with Iran, they should go right ahead, but that isn't what's happening here stop pretending it is. Cheerleading for the British Raj as in days of yore is not the same thing.
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