Now the conflict between the United States and the Houthis is becoming more and more intense, and the bombing and attacks on both sides have also "escalated". On January 22, Houthi spokesman Sarrea said that in the Gulf of Aden, we attacked the US military cargo ship "Sea Jazz". In addition, the spokesman also said that in response to the bombing campaign launched by the United States and Britain against the Houthis, the Houthis will not rest on their laurels and will continue to counterattack, especially in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea.
In response to the statement issued by Yahya Sareya, the Russian media also confirmed that the Houthis did attack the US military vessels.
In recent days, the Houthis have never given up attacking ships of Israel, the United States, Britain and other countries. Since the first cargo ship attacked, the Houthis have launched more than two dozen attacks, and almost fifty countries have been affected by the Houthi Red Sea blockade.
In order to avoid Houthi attacks, more than 2,000 merchant ships were forced to take long detours. In terms of Houthi attacks on merchant ships alone, there are many countries and ships that have been deeply affected. The increased cost of these ships taking long distances will affect the entire international trade economy.
Moreover, the "mutual bombardment" operations between the United States and Britain and the Houthis have also had a great impact, and the United States and Britain have carried out large-scale bombing of the Houthis on many occasions.
On January 23, according to relevant reports, the US side announced that it had launched a fierce bombardment of the Houthi capital and several cities in Yemen, and the main bombing sites were various military bases of the Houthis. Not only that, but this bombing campaign was also the largest bombing campaign by the United States and Britain since January 12.
In the 10 days from January 12 to January 22, the United States and Britain have jointly carried out eight high-altitude bombings. According to approximate statistics, because of the bombing by the United States and Britain, 75 Houthis were killed and dozens more were injured. Although the Houthis have suffered losses, they still have not been able to discourage them from "going against the tune" with the United States.
The Houthis have tried to reach out to Iran in the hope of obtaining more advanced weapons from Iran. If Iran agrees to the Houthis' demands, it means that the United States and Britain will be attacked by the Houthis more fiercely and precisely. At that time, the US and British bases, and even the US aircraft carrier battle group, may be retaliated against by the Houthis.
The situation in the Middle East will become more complicated, and the conflict between the Houthis and the United States and Britain will become even larger. If they do not relent, but instead intensify their offensive, the United States is likely to be furious and completely eliminate the Houthis, thus ending this "joke". Perhaps, however, Iran will reject the Houthi demands because it does not want to aggravate the situation in the Middle East.