The United States recently launched a so-called Guardian of Prosperity operation, and the real purpose behind this operation is actually to confront Yemen's Houthis in the Red Sea region.
Externally, the United States claims that it is to protect the basic safety of maritime navigation in this area, but the results of the operation are not what the United States thinks. Far from receiving a response, this action led directly to another change in the situation in the Red Sea.
Why did the U.S. order fail this time, and how will the Red Sea region continue to evolve in the future?
The situation in the Red Sea has changed again and again
In fact, the beginning of this series of events can be traced back to the seizure of Israeli merchant ships by the Houthis in Yemen in the Red Sea region some time ago.
After this incident, the Houthis announced that they would blockade the Red Sea region and that any Israeli ship or vessel bound for Israel would be attacked.
Since then, the Houthis have indeed done what they say, and a number of U.S. merchant ships and U.S. warships in the Red Sea region have been attacked by the Houthis.
In response to this situation, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin directly announced that he would start the Prosperity Guardian escort operation, and the purpose of the daily operation is to protect the basic safety of US merchant ships in the Red Sea region.
The escort operation launched by the United States is in essence a joint escort operation. Its main purpose is twofold, one is to protect American merchant ships as much as possible, and the other is to hope that through this operation, more countries will be wooed.
As far as the United States is concerned, if this escort operation can get a great response, it can also reflect the "legitimacy" of the actions of US merchant ships and warships in the Red Sea region to a certain extent.
After Austin announced that the United States would be involved in the escort operation, the official Houthi official department also announced through social platforms on the same day that all ships involved in the escort operation would be attacked by the Houthis.
Failed U.S. operations
In a previous interview, the United States claimed that it had received support from nearly 20 countries, 11 of which would send ships to participate in the operation.
Now it really has to wait for the public announcement, with the relevant statements issued by the Houthis, many countries suddenly decided to withdraw from this operation after comprehensive consideration.
Many countries have used social media platforms to dissociate themselves from action, and even NATO members such as France and Italy, which were originally the biggest support for the United States, have also publicly stated that they will not participate.
Not only that, but many of the countries involved in the escort operation requested anonymity from the United States. But in general, escort operations like this are more public and legitimate, so anonymous participation is rare.
Because many countries have requested anonymity, the outside world is now beginning to question the legitimacy of this escort operation, and for the United States, this is not the worst.
Now, with the exception of France and Italy, Australia, which was supposed to participate in Operation Prosperity Guardian, has refused to send any ships in the follow-up operation, and only sent a small team of 11 people.
So far, the U.S.-led escort has only cobbled together nine ships, the vast majority of which are U.S. Navy vessels.
The escort operation can almost be said to be a complete failure, the so-called 20-nation coalition was directly disbanded on the spot before the operation began, and the failure of this operation can also be seen that the hearts of the West have been scattered into a plate of scattered sand.
The failure of this operation alone can also reflect that the various resolutions of the United States on Middle East policy during this period have gradually caused it to lose its basic credibility in the international arena.
The Houthis' use of violence to solve the problem, and the attack on ships in the Red Sea region is indeed inappropriate, but behind this inappropriate behavior, the demands they emphasize are very simple.
The Houthis have all wanted to achieve nothing more than to demand a ceasefire and an end to the humanitarian persecution of Gaza in Gaza.
After all, it is true that the Middle East has been in the midst of war for too long, and as time goes by, the situation in the entire Middle East region has begun to become more and more chaotic.
As far as the United States is concerned, this operation can almost be said to be a total failure, and behind this total failure, the United States should also draw a lesson and reflect on whether the hegemonic behavior that has been embodied in the past has broken through the bottom line of public tolerance.
epilogue
The situation in the Middle East has been a key topic that almost the whole world has been paying close attention to since the beginning of the year, and the fundamental way to solve this international problem is to promote peace.
Whether it is the United States or Israel, the continuous hegemonic behavior in the past and the infringement of humanitarianism will only end up in a vicious circle of isolation.