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The U.S. Navy sank three Yemeni Houthi ships on December 31, 2023, and now it appears that there is a chain reaction, and in fact, on January 1, 2024, the Iranian Navy used a guided missile destroyer to cross the Bab el-Mandeb Strait into the Red Sea waters, and the Houthis have publicly demanded that the U.S. military take responsibility for the attack on the vessel. The U.S. Navy is currently carrying out the so-called "Prosperity Guardian" joint escort operation in the Red Sea, which is a military operation aimed at the Houthis in Yemen, who have blockaded Israel in the Red Sea since October 17, 2023, and have prevented Israeli ships and Israeli-related vessels from entering or leaving the Red Sea.
Judging from the current situation, the escort of the US Navy does not have much effect, because even if the US Navy sank three ships of the Yemeni Houthis, the Yemeni Houthis are still attacking Israeli-related ships, and there is an increasing rhythm. The Iranian Navy's use of missile destroyers to enter the waters of the Red Sea is also to give Yemen's Houthis more confidence, because Iran and Yemen's Houthis are allies, and Yemen's Houthi assault weapons come from Iran, including ballistic missiles and other precision strike weapons.
According to information released by the Pentagon, a number of US military bases in the Middle East were attacked on January 2. According to foreign media reports, Iraqi Shiite forces launched attacks on a number of US military bases in Syria on January 2, and also launched drone strikes on US military bases in Iraq. After the sinking of the Houthi ship in Yemen, the US military has fallen into a passive situation, and the US military bases in Syria and Iraq are already like "frightened birds", because rockets can hit at any time.
According to public information, the main air defense system of the US military bases in Syria and Iraq is the Silam system, which is a vehicle-mounted 20-mm phalanx close defense system, which is mainly used for the interception of rockets. Because the Iraqi Shiite militia used close raids, thus avoiding the coverage angle of the West Ram air defense system, the US military base was very passive. Iraq's Shiite forces have a close relationship with Iran, the United States has publicly accused Iran of intervening in Iraq's affairs, Iran's Quds Force is mainly responsible for cooperation with Iraq's Shiite forces, and in the face of Iran's infiltration into Iraq, the US military used MQ-9 drones to assassinate Iranian Quds Force commander Soleimani.
The United States deploys military forces in the Middle East not for the sake of peace in the Middle East, but for the purpose of arching fire, just as the United States has connived at Israel's atrocities in the Palestinian Gaza Strip. The U.S. strategy in the Middle East has aroused the resentment of Middle Eastern countries, and for this reason there have been all kinds of countermeasures. Now that the US military is in Iraq and Syria, it is trying to continue to influence the situation in the Middle East, and the Shiite armed forces dare to fight against the aggressive posture of the US military, so they have launched surprise attacks on US military bases in the Middle East.