Tag: Houthis
The Houthis’ asymmetrical maritime warfare
The war launched by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023 caught Israel and its defense establishment by surprise, but the same cannot be said of the missile attacks on Red Sea shipping by the Houthi...
Washington could remove Houthis from global terror list, US envoy says
Tim Lenderking, U.S. special envoy for Yemen, left the door open for Washington to again remove the terror designation from Houthi rebels should the latter cease their attacks in the Red Sea.
“Houthi actions endanger...
In first, Houthi missile breaches Israeli airspace
A cruise missile launched by Houthi terrorists from Yemen overnight Monday hit an open area near the Red Sea resort city of Eilat, the IDF confirmed on Tuesday evening.
The incident marked the first time...
US Navy destroyer downs suicide drones, missile in Red Sea
A U.S. Navy destroyer in the Red Sea shot down several suicide drones and an anti-ship ballistic missile fired towards it by Houthis in Yemen, AP reported on Wednesday.
The attack apparently targeted the “USS Carney,” an...
Nuclear War with Iran: Israel’s science-based options
“I learn a science from the soul’s aggressions.” - St. John Perse
The evidence is compelling.
In various parts of the world, including the Middle East, a nuclear war is increasingly plausible. Still, identifying meaningful time...
‘Confused Seas’: The current state of maritime Affairs
For “those who go down to the sea in ships, who do work in mighty waters,” Nathan Bowditch’s “American Practical Navigator” is required reading. First published in 1802, the book remains a comprehensive guide to maritime...
Three years of Biden’s Iran appeasement are not so easily undone
It is to be hoped that three days of U.S. strikes on targets associated with Iranian-backed terror groups in Syria, Iraq and Yemen will be sufficient. After months of gradually escalating chaos unleashed by...
Iran’s humiliation of Biden and America
When U.S. President Joe Biden moved two carrier task groups to the Mediterranean, I had some hope that he would finally take the necessary military action to destroy Iran’s nuclear capability and end the...
Austin ordered strike on Houthis from hospital, White House says
U.S. President Joe Biden convened his national security team on Jan. 9, following one of the largest Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, during which U.S. and UK forces shot down nearly 20 drones...
Next steps in the Red Sea: Offense, not just defense
Recent events in the transit lanes of the Red Sea have underscored the need for international action to restore freedom of navigation for commercial shipping traffic. Attacks on commercial ships by the Iranian proxy...