Yemen’s Houthi rebels are constantly attacking ships passing through the Red Sea. The Houthi rebels are backed by Hamas, backed by Iran, against Israel’s attack on Gaza. Iran is also supporting Hamas on a large scale, so the US is holding Iran directly responsible for the attack. Now the US is also giving a jaw-dropping response to the attacks of the Houthi rebels. US military forces have shot down more than a dozen attack drones and several missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels at shipping in the Red Sea, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
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No ships damaged in US action: Pentagon
“No damage to ships in the area. No injuries reported,” the Pentagon’s Central Command said in a social media post. He cited the attack by 12 drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles and two ground attack missiles in 10 hours. In fact, the US is now responding to attacks by Houthi rebels. He is shooting down drones and missiles fired by them.
Houthi rebels are targeting ships in the Red Sea
Let us tell you that Yemen’s Houthi rebels are constantly targeting ships passing through the Red Sea, which is a matter of great concern to the world. Their move could have a devastating effect on the world economy, as large quantities of consumer goods, including oil and grain, are transported through the Red Sea. About 10 percent of the world’s total trade traffic passes through the Red Sea. Amid continued attacks by Houthi rebels, the world’s largest shipping company Maersk has asked its ships to stop transiting the southern Red Sea until further notice. A ship belonging to the German shipping company Hepp Lloyd was also attacked, after which the company also asked its ships passing through the Red Sea to suspend their voyages until Monday.
If you take the other path, it will be long and expensive.
Shipping and oil companies have withdrawn due to attacks by Houthi rebels. Along with shipping companies, oil companies like BP have also stopped sending their oil tankers through the Red Sea. Stopping or diverting cargo ships and oil tankers means transportation costs and delays in supply. Ships have to go around Africa and come via Cape Town to take alternative routes other than the Red Sea. This will not only take up to 15 days to transport the goods but also increase the cost of transporting oil. Goldman estimates that it will cost a dollar more to transport a barrel of crude oil and four dollars more to transport a refined product.
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