According to the article published by the Counterterrorism Center at the US Military Academy at West Point, this situation has alarmed the US leadership.
It stated: “The missile launched by the Houthis from Yemen passed within 200 meters of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower of the US Navy, and this incident highlights the great threat posed by the Houthis due to their attacks on international shipping routes in the Red Sea.”
The authors of the article believe that the incident highlights the weakness of modern US naval forces in the face of Houthi attacks and also gives justification to talk about their increasing role in the global system.
He added: “The exposure of the aircraft carrier, which is considered a “symbol of American prestige,” to attacks by Houthi missiles and drones, raises the concern of the military leadership about whether the Navy is prepared for a possible confrontation with China, because Washington’s strategy in the Indo-Pacific region depends on the use of this class. Of ships.”
Since November 2023, the Houthi factions have launched naval attacks that they say target ships linked to Israel, the United States, and Britain, in support of the Palestinian factions in confronting the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip.
On October 10, the Houthi factions announced that they would support the Palestinian factions in confronting the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip, with missile and air attacks and “other military options,” if America intervenes militarily directly in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the Gaza Strip.
The United States and the United Kingdom have been launching strikes on Houthi targets since mid-January, describing them as a response to threats to freedom of navigation in the Red Sea.
Source: RT + Novosti
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