In solidarity with Hamas in Gaza, Yemen continues to carry out armed attacks on passing merchant ships in the Red Sea waters, affecting international shipping and causing ** vibrations, China ** closed down today, but shipping stocks rose sharply against the market.
In order to avoid this dangerous waters, a number of international shipping companies have successively announced the suspension of the Red Sea route, which means that the number of shipping days has increased and the cost has been greatly reduced.
In order to eliminate the threat posed by the Houthis to passing ships, the United States will take the lead in forming a naval contingent with other countries to carry out escort operations in the Red Sea, and conduct armed patrols in the Red Sea, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the Gulf of Aden to completely eliminate the threat posed by the Houthis. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will make a trip to the Middle East and will announce the escort this week, which will be codenamed "Prosperity Defender."
U.S. allies in the Middle East, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Egypt, Bahrain and other countries may join. Saudi Arabia is in peace talks with Yemen's Houthis and has not yet been able to determine whether it will participate.
The U.S. and its allies are armed with advanced warplanes, missiles, drones, and defense systems, and the Houthis are no match at all. Once the United States and its allies take action, the end of the Houthis in Yemen is also near!