Just when the world thought that the United States did not dare to move a finger against the Houthis, they did not expect a fierce naval battle between the US military and the Houthis. According to reports, on December 31 last year, 10 Houthi fighters piloted four speedboats to try to intercept a Singapore-flagged container ship in the Red Sea. The U.S. forces immediately fired back, sinking three speedboats on the spot and one fleeing the scene.
In this encounter, the U.S. military did not suffer any losses, but the cargo ship that called for help was unfortunately hit by a missile, but it was able to continue sailing without any major problems. This information was also confirmed by the Houthis, whose spokesman claimed that the US military directly killed 10 people in the attack, and that the US military would pay for its actions.
This should be the first real "naval battle" with the US military since the Houthis blocked the Red Sea and attacked Israeli cargo ships in October last year. The most important feature of this naval battle is that the US Navy dispatched helicopters to decapitate the Houthis, and the Houthis were wiped out with almost no effort. It can be seen from this that the US military has the potential to crush in naval battles and is not afraid of war at all. Those who believe that the US military is a paper tiger and dare not fight the Houthis, or that the Houthis can scare the US military, it is indeed time to stop.
In fact, even if the Houthis have Iranian support, they will not necessarily be able to defeat the US Navy. You must know that even in the waters of the Persian Gulf, which has a home field advantage, the Iranian Navy often implements the "wolf pack tactic" when facing US warships. In other words, as long as the United States does not make tactical mistakes, it will hardly be defeated by Iran or the Houthis.
If the U.S. military is so powerful, will the Houthis stop attacking Israeli ships? Of course not! Judging from the Houthis' behavior of specifically attacking Israeli or American ships, they will not voluntarily give up supporting the Palestinians. Because in addition to the Houthis, there are six forces fighting Israel. They all have Iran behind them. Even if the Houthis' "anti-Israeli actions" are thwarted, the other six forces will be able to cooperate with each other to continue to fight Israel.
Therefore, the U.S. military's strike, far from stopping the Houthis, will also provoke more anti-American and anti-Israeli forces to launch targeted retaliatory actions. At the same time, we have also noted the news that the Iranian Ministry of Justice announced the execution of four Israeli Mossad-related spies. Obviously, Iran's move is to cheer up the anti-hegemonic forces and make them not afraid of the US military.
In short, the anti-hegemonic forces in the Middle East will not disappear because the US military has absolute superiority, and even they will not give up until they achieve their goal in order to expel the US military and Israel. After all, if the Afghan Taliban can expel the US military, then other anti-American forces can do the same!