The "Red Sea Operation" has become a laughing stock, and the United States has proposed to form an "escort alliance" in the Red Sea, but the result is not as they expected, and even the allies who are supposed to stand together have not responded positivelyAs the Israeli-Palestinian war escalated again, the focus shifted to the Red Sea.
Just last month, Yemen's Houthi rebels announced attacks on all Israeli ships passing through the Red Sea, triggering a series of emergency military operations. And Israel's sea lanes are almost completely blocked, and the situation is precarious. Seeing all this, the United States could not hold back, so it insisted on finding a group of allies to come to Israel's side and decided to form a so-called "escort alliance."
As soon as the news came out, it immediately caused an uproar. The United States announced that a total of 10 countries will participate in the operation, including Italy, France, Spain and most of them are NATO members. However, shortly after the list was announced, the United States was hit in the face.
The French side announced that the ships they sent would be under French command, which undoubtedly showed that they were unwilling to obediently obey the command of the United States and would make their own decisions. At the moment, France has sent a frigate to the Red Sea, and it is unknown whether the United States is ready to step up. The Italian side made it clear that it planned to send only one frigate to the Red Sea, and stressed that this operation had nothing to do with the "Red Sea operation" of the United States.
Spain is even more blunt, categorically stating that they will not listen to the United States and will only participate in operations led by NATO or the European Union. The Netherlands and Norway, on the other hand, have made it clear that they intend to send only personnel, not **. As a former die-hard fan of the United States, Australia unabashedly expressed its rejection after receiving an invitation from the United States to the "escort alliance".
These allies have been very indifferent to the call of the United States, let alone some other countries. And the United States, at a time when it was full of expectations for the Middle East, received an indifferent response. It is understood that only one country in the Middle East, Bahrain, has announced its participation in the operation, while the specific mode of participation has not yet been disclosed.
In this regard, there is speculation that Bahrain may just be an expedient measure for the Arab world to deal with the United States. Even Saudi Arabia, which has high hopes from the United States, seems to be indifferent. Moreover, Egypt, which was badly damaged, did not join the so-called "escort alliance" of the United States.
Interestingly, the United States even extended an invitation to our country, and the spokesperson of the United States said that it hoped that China could play a constructive role in maintaining freedom of navigation in the Red Sea. In this regard, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken also called the Chinese side, saying that Houthi's actions also have an impact on China's interests, and hoped that we can join hands with the United States to counter the threat posed by the Houthis.
Obviously, the Chinese side did not agree. In order to show its determination to confront the Houthis, the United States even sent the USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier strike group, but the Houthis did not panic at all. On the same day that the United States announced the "Red Sea operation" in a high-profile manner, two Israeli ships were attacked by the Houthis, who also unceremoniously warned the United States.
The Houthis say that if the United States deploys troops in Yemen, it will face a crushing defeat. As a result, the "Red Sea operation" that the United States has been boasting about for several days has become a complete joke. It seems that the United States has not yet realized the development of the situation, and the countries of the Middle East have chosen to ignore the so-called "escort alliance" horn of the United States, in fact, because they do not want to take the position of Israel.
This time, the United States shouted slogans, but it was greeted with such an indifferent response. Considering that the United States has been acting recklessly in the world for decades, such a cold reception is really surprising. Perhaps in this round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the outside world has seen through the true colors of Israel and the United States, and the United States' response to the call has ceased to be ineffective.