According to the CCTV news client on the 25th, on the 24th local time, the Yemeni Houthis once again issued a warning to the United States, urging their military forces to leave the Red Sea and not to meddle in the region. On the same day, Houthi military spokesman Yahya denounced that the United States and its allies were "militarizing" the Red Sea and "posing a threat to international maritime navigation."
Recently, in response to the US claim that it is forming a so-called "Red Sea escort alliance" to protect ships passing through the Red Sea from Houthi attacks in Yemen, Houthi leader Abdul Malik Houthi warned that if the United States launches military action against the armed group, it will launch attacks on US warships and institutions of interest in the Middle East.
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On December 19, local time, U.S. Secretary of Defense Austin announced in Bahrain that the United States is forming a new multinational force to protect ships transiting the Red Sea from the threat of attacks by drones and ballistic missiles launched in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.
Austin said the United Kingdom, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain will join the new U.S. mission, with some of them conducting joint patrols in the southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, while others will provide intelligence support.
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Houthi leaders have warned the United States not to escalate the situation
In response to the United States' announcement of the formation of the so-called Red Sea escort alliance, Yemen's Houthi leader Abdul Malik Houthi said on the 20th that if the United States attacks the Houthis, then American warships will become the targets of the Houthis. He also warned other countries not to participate in the so-called escort coalition formed by the United States. [Previously reported]
Abdul Malik Houthi said on the 20th that if the United States further escalates the situation and attacks Houthi targets because of Houthi support for Hamas, the Houthis will not turn a blind eye. He stressed that if the United States attacks, the Houthis will retaliate, using missiles and drones to launch attacks on American warships and other targets in the Gulf region. If the United States sends troops to Yemen, the United States will suffer a more disastrous defeat than it did in Vietnam and Afghanistan.
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Synthesized from the CCTV news client, previously reported
Source: China News Service