Commissar SFLUFAN Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Middle East crisis live: UK and US strikes against Houthis under way in Yemen, say US officials | Middle East and north Africa | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM Strikes follow attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea by Iranian-backed Houthi militants in protest against Israel’s war in Gaza Quote US and UK air strikes on Yemen The United States and Britain have started carrying out strikes against targets linked to Houthis in Yemen, four US officials have told Reuters. It’s the first time strikes have been launched against the Iran-backed group since it started targeting international shipping in the Red Sea late last year. Associated Press is also reporting that US and British militaries have begun bombing sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen in a massive retaliatory strike. A Houthi official says ‘enemy’ raids on Sana’a are taking place, according to Reuters. A witness in Yemen’s Sana’a has also told Reuters three explosions have been heard. Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi militants have stepped up attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea in protest against Israel’s war in Gaza. Various shipping lines have suspended operations, instead taking the longer journey around Africa. The US military said the Houthis earlier on Thursday had staged their 27th attack on shipping since 19 November, firing an anti-ship ballistic missile into international shipping lanes in the Gulf of Aden. Quote The US and British militaries have used warship-launched Tomahawk missiles and fighter jets in the strikes, several US officials have told the Associated Press. The military targets include logistical hubs, air defence systems and weapons storage locations, they said. Associated Press says the US and Britian have bombed more than a dozen sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen in what is described as a massive retaliatory strike. The strikes mark the first US military response against the Houthis after a campaign of drone and missile attacks on commercial ships since the start of the war in Israel. The coordinated military assault comes just a week after the White House and a host of partner nations issued a final warning to the Houthis to cease the attacks or face potential military action. The officials confirmed the strikes on condition of anonymity to discuss military operations. Quote One U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the strikes were being carried out by aircraft, ships and submarine. Two officials said Australia, Canada, Bahrain and the Netherlands provided support for the operation. The official said more than a dozen locations were targeted and the strikes were intended to be more than just symbolic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Houthis fucked around and now they are finding out. I mean, what did they expect? They weren't hitting just Israeli assets or even American ones. They were indiscriminately targeting pretty much any commercial ship that passed by their territory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 How likely is it that we are going to have to go to war with Iran? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 3 minutes ago, Remarkableriots said: How likely is it that we are going to have to go to war with Iran? Iran is not so insane or stupid to pick a fight directly with the United States, so hopefully it's not likely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 4 minutes ago, Remarkableriots said: How likely is it that we are going to have to go to war with Iran? I'd say that the odds are now 50/50. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 I much would have preferred if we exercised a lot more of our clout in forcing Israel to stop what it's doing. Then maybe the Houthis would have stopped raiding commerce. I'm not sure if it would have been effective, but there's no reason to not think so and it wouldn't have hurt to try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 This statement is especially rich considering the House of Saud's previous "interactions" with the Houthis: Quote Saudi Arabia says it is monitoring situation with "great concern" Saudi Arabia has reacted to the airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthis. The kingdom’s foreign ministry has told Reuters news agency it is calling for restraint and “avoiding escalation” in light of the airstrikes launched by the United States and Britain. The statement also says Saudi Arabia is closely monitoring the situation with “great concern”. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 1 hour ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: This statement is especially rich considering the House of Saud's previous "interactions" with the Houthis: They don't give af Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 3 minutes ago, SuperSpreader said: They don't give af There are few regimes on the planet that are as nakedly cynical as the House of Saud. And not only are they well aware of it, but I have little doubt that they're damned proud of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Statement from President Joe Biden on Coalition Strikes in Houthi-Controlled Areas in Yemen | The White House WWW.WHITEHOUSE.GOV Today, at my direction, U.S. military forces—together with the United Kingdom and with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands—successfully conducted strikes against a number of targets in Yemen used by Houthi rebels to endanger freedom of navigation in one of the world’s most vital waterways. These strikes are in direct response to unprecedented Houthi… Quote More than 2,000 ships have been forced to divert thousands of miles to avoid the Red Sea—which can cause weeks of delays in product shipping times. And on January 9, Houthis launched their largest attack to date—directly targeting American ships. We really said late deliveries are one of the reasons we're doing this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 1 minute ago, CayceG said: Statement from President Joe Biden on Coalition Strikes in Houthi-Controlled Areas in Yemen | The White House WWW.WHITEHOUSE.GOV Today, at my direction, U.S. military forces—together with the United Kingdom and with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands—successfully conducted strikes against a number of targets in Yemen used by Houthi rebels to endanger freedom of navigation in one of the world’s most vital waterways. These strikes are in direct response to unprecedented Houthi… We really said late deliveries are one of the reasons we're doing this. I guess we should get some credit for honesty? Kind of like when George H. W. Bush openly said that Gulf War I was about oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air_Delivery Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Fucking with shipping has to be one of the more common reasons countries have gone to war throughout history. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 7 minutes ago, Air_Delivery said: Fucking with shipping has to be one of the more common reasons countries have gone to war throughout history. Barbary Wars - Wikipedia EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Watching Twitter debate the War Powers Act is... ugh. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 8 minutes ago, Jwheel86 said: Watching Twitter debate the War Powers Act is... ugh. ChatGPT v ChatGPT 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 2 hours ago, mclumber1 said: Barbary Wars - Wikipedia EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 4 hours ago, CayceG said: Statement from President Joe Biden on Coalition Strikes in Houthi-Controlled Areas in Yemen | The White House WWW.WHITEHOUSE.GOV Today, at my direction, U.S. military forces—together with the United Kingdom and with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands—successfully conducted strikes against a number of targets in Yemen used by Houthi rebels to endanger freedom of navigation... We really said late deliveries are one of the reasons we're doing this. Probably one of the most common reasons in history to go to war though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoberChef Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 'The Man Who Saw Tomorrow' from 1981, as hosted by Orsen Wells no less, this bit always stuck with me: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Oil tanker on fire after Houthi missile attack, firm says WWW.BBC.COM Vessel hit 60 nautical miles off the coast of Yemen in the latest reported attack by movement. Lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted January 26 Author Share Posted January 26 Beijing has started applying pressure to Tehran to muzzle the Houthis lest it impact their business relationship. China Urges Houthis to Stop Red Sea Attacks TIME.COM “We urge the cessation of attacks and harassment against civilian ships, and urge all parties to stop fueling the tensions,” a spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry said. Quote China reiterated its call for Houthis militants to stop their attacks on Red Sea shipping, comments that come after Beijing reportedly asked Tehran to help rein in the rebel group. “We are concerned about rising tensions in the Red Sea,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said Friday at a regular press briefing in Beijing. “We urge the cessation of attacks and harassment against civilian ships, and urge all parties to stop fueling the tensions.” The comments come after Reuters reported that Chinese officials asked their Iranian counterparts to intervene with the Houthis or risk harming business relations with Beijing. The talks took place at several recent meetings in Beijing and Tehran, according to the report, which cited a diplomat and people in Iran familiar with the matter whom Reuters did not name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 A Houthi missile got so close to a US destroyer the warship turned to a last resort gun system to shoot it down: report WWW.BUSINESSINSIDER.COM A Houthi cruise missile came close to a US warship but was shot down by a last line of defense, the ship's Close-In Weapon System, CNN reported. Well, that's reassuring for the Taiwan scenario... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 So...how close are we to midnight on the Doomsday clock now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 4 hours ago, marioandsonic said: So...how close are we to midnight on the Doomsday clock now? They updated last week to 90secs before midnight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 4 hours ago, silentbob said: They updated last week to 90secs before midnight Technically it moved from 100 seconds to 90 seconds LAST year. The update for 2024 was just a week or so ago and they elected not to move the hands. But this stuff in Yemen is absolutely not at all the biggest threat of existential conflict or crisis. It's just another in a series of "kinetic actions" in the Middle East that might expand in scope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 And now the Houthis have more or less the same unmanned suicide drone boats that have caused the Russian Black Sea Fleet so much grief..... CENTCOM Update to Events in the Red Sea WWW.CENTCOM.MIL TAMPA, Fla. - On Feb. 1, at approximately 5:00 a.m. (Sanaa time), U.S. Central Command forces engaged and shot down one UAV over the Gulf of Aden. There were no injuries or damage reported.Later the Quote Later the same day, at approximately 10:30 a.m. (Sanaa time), U.S. Central Command forces conducted strikes and destroyed an Iranian-backed Houthi explosive uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) in the Red Sea. U.S. forces identified the USV heading toward the international shipping lane and determined it presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and the U.S. Navy ships in the region. U.S. Forces subsequently struck and destroyed the USV in self-defense resulting in significant secondary explosions. There were no injuries or damage reported. I suspect the navy will be ordering large quantities of machine guns shortly to bolt onto ships soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 This is what the LCS was built for with its optional Hellfire missile launcher. Oh well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 2 hours ago, CayceG said: This is what the LCS was built for with its optional Hellfire missile launcher. Oh well Yet is defenseless against lawnmowers with wings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 The Connies need to hurry up and get built. They're perfect for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 53 minutes ago, CayceG said: The Connies need to hurry up and get built. They're perfect for this. About that.... First Constellation Frigate Delayed At Least a Year, Schedule Assessment ‘Ongoing’ - USNI News NEWS.USNI.ORG This post has been updated with a statement from the Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro. ARLINGTON, Va. – The first Constellation-class guided-missile frigate will deliver at least a year late due in large part to workforce shortfalls at the Wisconsin yard where it’s built, USNI News has learned. The service has briefed Congress that the future USS Constellation (FFG-62) could deliver in 2027 and that shipyard Fincantieri Marinette Marine has undergone an... This spat with the Houthis has also convinced me the Block 2 Frigates should have 48 VLS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 God dammit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Oh, cool, the Houthis have unmanned suicide submarines now. US Central Command Quote Feb. 17 Summary of Red Sea activities TAMPA, Fla. – Between the hours of 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Sanaa time), Feb. 17, CENTCOM successfully conducted five self-defense strikes against three mobile anti-ship cruise missiles, one unmanned underwater vessel (UUV), and one unmanned surface vessel (USV) in Iranian-backed Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. This is the first observed Houthi employment of a UUV since attacks began in Oct. 23. CENTCOM identified the anti-ship cruise missiles, unmanned underwater vessel, and the unmanned surface vessel in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and determined they presented an imminent threat to U.S. Navy ships and merchant vessels in the region. These actions will protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure for U.S. Navy and merchant vessels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 On 2/1/2024 at 8:35 PM, CayceG said: God dammit. Constellation Frigate Delivery Delayed 3 Years, Says Navy - USNI News NEWS.USNI.ORG THE PENTAGON – The lead ship in a new class of guided-missile frigates for the U.S. Navy may be up to three years late, USNI News has learned. Constellation (FFG-62), under construction at Fincantieri Marinette Marine in Wisconsin, may not deliver to the fleet until 2029, three years later than the original 2026 delivery goal, according to a service shipbuilding review. The program’s delay came to light as part of the 45-day shipbuilding... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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