Author: Ouyang Lin
Ballistic missiles of the Houthis in Yemen
Now the world is very chaotic, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has almost ignored the Russian-Ukrainian war, and the military actions of the Houthi forces in Yemen in the Red Sea have almost forgotten the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
At present, Iran is the only country in the world that dares to issue a warning against US aircraft carriers; similarly, the only Houthi armed groups in the Red Sea region in the world who dare to directly attack US aircraft carriers have made the whole world drop their jaws.
As the saying goes, those who are barefoot are not afraid to wear shoes! Recently, the biggest headache for the United States and Israel is that Yemen's Houthi armed forces have made extremely frequent military moves, making the US military's actions in the Middle East very passive and making Israel's economy even worse.
In addition to attacking a series of Israeli merchant ships, the Houthis also issued a strong warning to the US military in the Red Sea, and also used missiles to directly attack the US aircraft carrier battle group.
Why did the Houthis, a paramilitary group, dare to launch a military attack against the United States and Israel?
According to MIA, the Houthis may have four military aims:
The first purpose is "to come to light": to strongly warn Israel.
International merchant ships sailing through the Red Sea
It is to declare and respond to the actions of the Hamas forces in the Gaza Strip, and at the same time warn that if Israel continues to carry out massacres of civilians in the Gaza Strip, the Houthis will attack Israeli mainland and Israeli-related merchant ships passing through the Red Sea. Four of the world's top merchant fleets have left the Red Sea and have to make a detour through the Cape of Good Hope, much to the dismay of the world's major shipping industries.
The second purpose is to "come to the dark": that is, to brush up on one's own sense of existence.
Yemen's Houthi rebels made a sea sortie
Originally, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and since 2015, the Yemeni Houthis have been inseparable from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, although Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have the support of Western countries such as the United States, but the Houthis are not vegetarians, and the military competition with these Middle Eastern countries is not up and down, because the Houthis have strong Iranian support behind them, with the reconciliation of Iran and Saudi Arabia, the war between the Yemeni Houthis and Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates has suddenly stopped, which makes the Houthis feel a lot lonely.
Therefore, taking advantage of the specific reality of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Israel is on the opposite side of the whole world and launches attacks on the Israeli mainland and merchant ships, which also has a solid sense of existence.
The third purpose is "unclear and not hidden": to show one's strength with the US military.
U.S. Navy Carrier Strike Group
Through the long-term conflict with the Arab countries, coupled with the support of the big financiers behind some Iranian countries, the Houthis in Yemen have become stronger and stronger, their teams are getting bigger and bigger, and their tactics are becoming more and more active. There are ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, drones and other weapons, although there is still a gap in accuracy, but they pose a great threat to the US fleet and international merchant ships in the Red Sea region.
Because at the beginning of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the US military sent aircraft carrier battle groups and special forces into the Middle East, and the US military's involvement in the Middle East has brought a lot of trouble to the local area, and the US military is a mortal enemy with Iran, although Iran has not yet formally participated in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the younger brother Houthis can constantly harass the US military and Israel in order to disrupt their military rhythm in the Middle East.
The fourth goal is "long-term": to expand its sphere of influence in the Middle East
The U.S. military instigated a number of countries to form escort formations
Although the US military has the most powerful military strength in the world, "Hades is aggressive and imps are difficult to deal with." Taking advantage of its location in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea, the Houthis are currently deploying torpedoes to formally show their presence to the US military. The U.S. military is now in an embarrassing situation. Not long ago, he threatened to use force against the Houthis, but he really felt very embarrassed: If he did so, the US military would be caught in a long-term struggle with the Houthis, which would put the US military in a passive position and be ridiculed by the world.
The Houthis have unwittingly expanded their sphere of influence, gained prestige and military might, and made Arab countries not to be underestimated and to brag in front of the whole world. Now the United States is instigating more than a dozen countries to escort ships in the Red Sea, which is too costly, but many countries are coerced by the United States and can only obey orders.