The situation in the Middle East continues to escalate, and the situation of the war between the US military and the Yemeni Houthi rebels, which is too far apart, has reversed, and within 24 hours, the Houthis have abandoned the US military and escaped.
The Houthis have made significant gains since the start of the war
According to the Observer, Yemen's Houthi armed groups announced the successful implementation of a military operation against US and British targets in the international waters of the Red Sea. In the past 24 hours, the Houthis have sunk a British cargo ship and two American cargo ships, of which the British cargo ship "has been completely sunk", and at the same time shot down an American MQ-9 Reaper unmanned reconnaissance aircraft. The report also said that in the end, the US military and American and British crews abandoned ship and escaped.
In addition, during the fighting, the US military destroyed three anti-ship cruise missiles, one unmanned underwater vehicle and one unmanned self-explosive boat of Yemen's Houthi rebels. Judging from the results, in this round of fighting, the US military was completely defeated.
Data map of damage to U.S. ships].
The Houthis stressed that the successful anti-drone operation once again proved their determination and technical ability to counter foreign interference. Over the past few years, the Houthis have repeatedly claimed to have shot down a number of drones of the United States and its allies, demonstrating their technological advances in the field of air defense. Now, the Houthis in Yemen have completely figured out the way to fight the Americans, due to the special geographical location of the Red Sea, it is impossible for the US military to create a major conflict here, and the center of gravity of the US military is shifting to the Indo-Pacific, so the US military cannot suppress the Houthis, and can only be forced to accept the Houthi concentrated fire.
The Houthis fought more and more against the US military
Since the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the struggle between the Houthis and the US military in the Red Sea region has become increasingly fierce, and the Houthis have become stronger and stronger. According to the U.S. military, the U.S. military in Yemen launched a series of strikes against Houthi targets, including oil depots, ammunition depots, missile launch bases, etc., due to the damage, the Houthis have lost the ability to hit passing ships, let alone sink U.S. ships, ** and drones.
Houthis harass U.S. ships in the Red Sea].
But the fact is that the U.S. military thinks things too simply, and the Houthis still have a very strong counterattack capability, and drones, unmanned boats, and long-range missiles have played an extremely important role. In short, the resilience and counterattack capabilities of the Houthis under the air strikes of Britain and the United States are astonishing, and it also shows the world that the Houthis are not the "slipper army" of the past, but a "regular army" with their own armed forces, police, industry and diplomacy.
Speaking of which, it is understandable why the US military was submissive and suffered heavy losses in the face of Houthi strikes. If the U.S. military wants to completely eliminate the Houthi forces, it needs to launch a large-scale ground war with no less than 100,000 U.S. troops. Even so, the topography of the Middle East has determined that it is not certain whether the US military can win, and we can refer to the performance of the US military in the war in Afghanistan. Therefore, the US military should not underestimate the Houthis, especially the Houthi guerrilla warfare methods, which can allow the US military to have no force but nowhere to exert it.
Houthi data map].
The United States has asked China to put pressure on the Houthis
Against this background, the United States** made a special request to the Chinese side. The United States hopes that China** will use its influence in the Middle East to put pressure on Iran, prevent the Houthis in Yemen from stopping their attacks, and promote a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Yemen.
The United States has said more than once that in view of the increasingly severe security situation in the Red Sea and surrounding areas, the continued attacks by the Houthis not only threaten regional stability, but also pose a potential risk to global energy security. The United States is deeply concerned and calls on the international community, including China, to work together to persuade the Houthis to let go and return to the negotiating table through diplomatic channels.
China has always upheld a just position, supported the resolution of the Yemeni crisis through political dialogue and consultation, and opposed any actions that could exacerbate regional instability. But the logic of the United States is too. The reason why the Houthis attacked US ships in the Red Sea is that the United States has no bottom line to favor Israel's bombing of Palestine, which has caused the death of innocent people in the Gaza Strip.
The status quo in Gaza is in ruins
The United States began a vain attempt to suppress Houthi firepower in the Red Sea through air strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen. Seeing that it could not achieve the desired effect of the US military, the United States approached the Chinese side, and if China agreed to the US demand, wouldn't it be the US hegemony."
Moreover, China has made the greatest efforts to promote the stability of the Red Sea situation, China has spoken with Iran, expressing its concern about the escalation of the Red Sea situation, hoping that it will not affect the normal exchanges between China and Middle Eastern countries, and China is willing to work with Iran to promote the stability of the Red Sea situation. But this is completely different from the pressure on Iran that the US side has asked for, and China, unlike the US, will not force other countries to do anything.
Now that the United States has suffered a big loss in the Red Sea, it is very likely that it will use a "responsible" power to coerce China and dictate to China, but China will never agree to the unreasonable demands of the United States. At the same time, the symptoms need to be cured, and if the United States wants the Houthis to stop their attacks on American freighters, it should act as a neutral party on the Palestinian-Israeli issue, rather than taking sides with Israel. If the United States does not change its current attitude, it can be said that the US military will be to blame for the attack in the Red Sea.