The White House said Wednesday that additional U.S. airstrikes against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen destroyed at least four anti-ship missiles that the Houthis had prepared to fire at ships in the Red Sea. .
The Houthis nevertheless managed to attack a Greek-owned cargo ship with missiles, causing minor damage and diverting the ship from the Suez Canal.
“We don't want war. We're not going to escalate this. The Houthis have a choice, and there's still time to make the right choice to end their reckless attacks,” White said. said House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby. Said As he revealed about the airstrike carried out on Tuesday.
Kirby said the White House expected “some kind of retaliatory attack” after the U.S. and British attacks. bombed The Houthis last week. He dismissed subsequent Houthi attacks as “much smaller than anything we've seen before and none of them were effective.”
“We believe these attacks had a positive effect in terms of disrupting and reducing our ability to conduct military offensive operations,” he said.
Kirby credited the effective response by the U.S. and allied navies with helping to thwart the Houthi attack and prevent significant damage to civilian shipping. He also said that missiles launched by Iran-backed terrorists have not caused significant casualties because the Houthis have been able to target “very large ships” that “do not have large crews” thanks to modern technology. He also pointed out.
“There just hasn't been a case of catastrophic success. [Houthi attack] But that doesn't mean we can just turn a blind eye, sit back and do nothing, thanks to the tremendous work done by the U.S. Navy and the navies of our allies and partners. We want these attacks to stop,” he added.
“We warned the Houthis not to do this. They continued to take command. So on Friday night, we took steps to further significantly reduce their capabilities.” Ta.
Kirby concluded by saying that the United States and its Red Sea allies “will not hesitate to take further action if necessary.”
missile hit Greek-owned, Maltese-flagged bulk carrier “MT'' Zographia On Tuesday, it was heading north across the Red Sea from Vietnam toward Israel.
of Zographia Greek Maritime Ministry officials said the ship “continued to suffer limited damage” but remained “navigable.” There were no casualties among the 24 crew members, and there was no cargo on board at the time. After the attack, the ship diverted from the Suez Canal and headed for port.
Houthis I took it responsibility to attack Zographia, It claimed that the crew had been “directly hit” by a fired missile after refusing to be contacted. [Houthi] Ignored the “Navy” and ignored “repeated and harsh warning messages.”
Houthi chief negotiator Mohammed Abdulsalam Said It was announced on Monday that the attacks will continue until Israel halts operations against Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.
“Our position on events in Palestine and the attack on Gaza has not changed, both after the attack and after the threat, and will continue to do so.” “The attacks continue.”
