American commander: Red Sea is our greatest naval challenge since World War II
| A senior commander of the US Navy described the conflicts in this area as the biggest naval battle since World War II, saying that Washington has so far sent about 7,000 sailors to the Red Sea. |
According to the international group Tasnim news agency, a senior commander of the US Navy said in an interview recently The recent clashes against the Yemeni forces in the Red Sea has been one of the biggest US naval battles in recent decades. “I think we have to go back to World War II to talk about when our ships are engaged in combat,” Shedd said. It is possible and we will respond to these shots.”
This senior American commander stated in another part of this interview that the US Navy has so far sent about 7,000 sailors to the Red Sea. CBS reported that the United States has also fired 100 surface-to-air missiles at Yemeni missiles and drones. Yemeni forces have been conducting operations since mid-November to support the Palestinians, who are targeted by Israel’s massive attacks. have been carried out in the Red Sea against ships associated with Israel. America has formed a coalition to counter these operations, which of course had no effect.
Furthermore, the United States and the United Kingdom have carried out airstrikes on the positions of Yemeni groups since several months ago. In response to this action, the Yemeni army expanded its operations to American and British ships, but said that traffic for other ships is safe in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab strait.
Brad Cooper claimed that “it is clear Yemeni forces were not able to do this without Iran’s support. He claimed: “The Iranians have been supplying the Houthis with weapons for several decades. Right now, while we are sitting, they are providing [weapons] to the Houthis.”
The Islamic Republic of Iran has previously denied the claims of providing arms to the Yemeni groups. “Amir Saeed Irwani”, Iran’s representative in the United Nations, wrote in a letter to the Security Council on Monday regarding the American claim about sending weapons to Yemen: Iran categorically rejects these baseless accusations and considers them as an excuse used by the United States for justification and legitimacy. It uses its illegal actions and military aggression against Yemen.
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