A few days ago, a fierce battle broke out in the Red Sea, and the Houthis dispatched a number of speedboats to try to intercept a cargo ship, but they were attacked by the United States, and 10 Houthi fighters were killed. Seeing that the situation is tense, the United States and Britain do not want to ease it, but are ready to set off more tense actions. Britain and the United States are about to issue a joint statement to issue a final warning to the rebels to stop the attacks, and London is working with Washington to develop a plan for a potential attack on the Houthis, according to a British report.
Earlier, the UK** said it was "willing to take direct action against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels." If Britain and the United States join forces in attacking the Houthis in the Red Sea, a new war will ignite in the Middle East, and the Houthis have been intercepting foreign cargo ships passing through the Red Sea in recent days to prevent Israel from receiving external aid. And the United States believes that the actions of the Houthis interfere with the United States at sea and harm American interests in the Middle East. This time, the United States and Britain are ready to repair the Houthis together, which will undoubtedly cause dissatisfaction in Iran. The Houthis are entrenched in the Yemeni region and are a powerful armed force, and their presence makes the United States dare not attack Iran easily. If the Houthis are eliminated, Iran will lose a strong ally. It is in Iran's interest to ensure the security of the Houthis.
According to CCTV news, on January 1, the Iranian destroyer "Alborz" entered the Red Sea through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. At this time when the United States and Britain are making moves, there may be two motives for the Iranian destroyer to enter the Red Sea. First, Iran is telling the United States and Britain that the Red Sea is not anyone's private territory, and that the United States and Britain cannot come here if they want to, and since the United States and Britain can operate in the Red Sea, Iran is also capable of playing an active role here. Second, Iran wants to protect the Houthis from being bullied. If the Houthis are taken over by the United States and Britain, then the United States and Britain will next target Iran, which has many pro-Iranian forces in the Middle East and sees Iran as the backstage. If Iran does not support the Houthis, then other pro-Iranian forces are likely to be attacked, and Iran will not allow the United States and Britain to disrupt their strategic deployment in the Middle East. In the Middle East, Iran has a strong influence and discourse power, and only by resisting US hegemony can Iran maintain its status as a great power in the Middle East. If it compromises and backs down on the United States, the United States will gain an inch, and the next Iranian mainland may be attacked by the United States.
Iran's entry into the Red Sea has heightened tensions in the Red Sea and the Middle East. Last time, the United States sent *** to sink 3 Houthi small boats besieging cargo ships, demonstrating the strong combat effectiveness of the United States, and in the battle at sea, the United States has an advantage. Of course, if Iran were to fight the United States in the Red Sea, it would spur the situation in the Middle East to develop into a more complex situation. The Middle East is already chaotic enough, and both the United States and Iran should avoid armed confrontation and resolve grievances and contradictions through dialogue, because escalation of force will expand the war and involve more countries in it.