Situation in the Red Sea (Houthi Thread)

WaveMechanic said:
The United States militarily defeated Iraq in a matter of days, maybe a couple of weeks.

VIrtually all of the casualties were during the ensuing occupation as the result of the insurgents utilizing guerrilla warfare, the use of IEDs, etc.

I do not believe Iran would be much different in that the US military would decimate the country's military and strategic infrastructure in a very short time, and then seize control of Tehran.

The question is what then? If the US tried to occupy Iran for years or decades on end the cost in dollars and lives lost would be astronomical.
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Iran is nothing like Iraq. Iran's military is very advanced, with technology that could blow our best naval ships out of the water and rumors that they have air defense systems to counter the B2 and F35. We know they are getting the SU-35 fighter jets from Russia, which would also take away from our air superiority. Iran's military and country is also much larger, about three times the size of Iraq's, with a terrrain that is nearly impossible to take via land, which is why they have held it for thousands of years.

And the USA military of 2025 is nothing like the USA military of 2003.

I would at a minimum expect Iran to win, and potentially Iran eventually finds ways to attack our infrasture in a way of revenge and making sure we never come back.

And that is even if China, Iran is China's biggest supplier of oil and Russia (direct hot war with NATO) decide to stay on the sideline and I have no idea why they would do so.
 
^The problem is that the ZOG neocons know that a war with Iran is a loser, but from their perspective, it would be a huge win, as it would turn US popular opinion back towards Israel. A war with Iran also provides Israel with the cover for a large ethnic cleansing operation in Gaza and the West Bank. That's why they are pushing for it.
 
Thomas More said:
Ha Ha! Yemeni's are upset that the Israelis respond to a missile attack on the Tel Aviv airport by attacking Yemeni infrastructure. As if the Tel Aviv airport isn't infrastructure.

Even if you disagree with the Israeli actions in Gaza, and you think it is Yemen's duty to take military action in response, this is a pretty hot take! It's obvious that Yemeni attacks on Israeli will result in Israeli attacks on Yemen.
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Not all Yemeni's are Houthi's. The Israeli strike hit regular Yemeni's, but Houthi's were untouched. That's why it's called collective punishment.
 
So, we know we can't trust Trump's opinion on the Houthis. So, him saying they don't want to fight any more and just taking that as good enough seems like a complete lie. Did Iran work out a deal with Trump to tell the Houthi's to stand down until negotiations were done? Probably so.

Or maybe the Houthi's did more damage than we were told.

We will find out over the next few weeks, I believe the Iran deadline is June 1.

 
Will the USS Truman stay in the north Red Sea, or go home now (and by what path)? No US carrier has traveled the length of the Red Sea for over a year now, and undoubtedly there are muscle flexers that want to change that fact asap. I anticipate such a passage, then a "justified attack" of sorts by Israelis into Yemen, while a US carrier is in a vulnerable position. The next passage will be at more harm from Israeli provocation than anything else.

Has the US Navy ever been denied passage to a critical route for such an extended time? Multipolarity grows, especially when a land-based military, sans Air Force or serious naval fleet, can stall the US Navy. Maybe I'm making too much of this last year, but military planners around the globe are sure to note what the Houthis have done at a relatively low financial/tech cost.
 
It_Is_My_Time said:
So, we know we can't trust Trump's opinion on the Houthis. So, him saying they don't want to fight any more and just taking that as good enough seems like a complete lie. Did Iran work out a deal with Trump to tell the Houthi's to stand down until negotiations were done? Probably so.

Or maybe the Houthi's did more damage than we were told.

We will find out over the next few weeks, I believe the Iran deadline is June 1.
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Going with the Omani statement, both sides agreed not attack each other, nothing more. So we're back where we were 2 months ago, minus all the demage that was dealt. The future depends on the US-Iran negotiations.


It_Is_My_Time said:
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“The arrestment failed, causing the aircraft to go overboard. Both aviators safely ejected and were rescued by a helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 11,” the defense official said. “The aviators were evaluated by medical personnel and assessed to have minor injuries. No flight deck personnel were injured.”
CNN first reported the aircraft loss late Tuesday.
It’s unclear if the arresting wire that stops the aircraft during the carrier landing failed or if the hook on the fighter didn’t catch the wire. It’s also unclear whether the incident fouled the flight deck, interrupting flight operations. As of Tuesday evening, Truman was fully operational, the defense official said.
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Stock photo showing an F-18 hook catching the arresting wire:
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Thomas More said:
Ha Ha! Yemeni's are upset that the Israelis respond to a missile attack on the Tel Aviv airport by attacking Yemeni infrastructure. As if the Tel Aviv airport isn't infrastructure.

Even if you disagree with the Israeli actions in Gaza, and you think it is Yemen's duty to take military action in response, this is a pretty hot take! It's obvious that Yemeni attacks on Israeli will result in Israeli attacks on Yemen.
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It's certainly ironic that Houthis who vowed to shut down Israeli airport, had their own airport in Sanaa completely wrecked just a few days later.
 
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