After the attack on the US military base in Jordan, three people were killed and more than 40 people were injured. U.S. ** Biden announced that he had ordered a response on the matter. While the whole world was waiting for the United States to use force against Iran, the United States turned its guns and attacked another country. The reason is that within one day, the first fighter merchant ships of the United States were attacked one after another!
In the early hours of February 1, Sky News reported that Ambre Maritime Security announced at dawn on Thursday that a missile fired by the Houthis hit a merchant ship off the coast of Yemen, and that "the ship reported a violent **".
The missile was launched from the Yemeni province of Taiz. Earlier, Houthi spokesman Yahya Sarri said that the Navy carried out a high-quality operation, firing a number of anti-ship missiles at the American merchant ship USS Cole - the ship was heading to an Israeli port and the missiles hit it directly.
Prior to that, the Houthis also launched missiles at US warplanes. On February 1, Sky News reported that the U.S. Middle East Military Command (CENTCOM) announced that the U.S. military destroyed a Houthi surface-to-air missile on Wednesday — which was aimed at U.S. warplanes and became an "imminent threat" to the warplane.
According to a statement released by the U.S. Command, at around 3:30 p.m. local time on January 31, a surface-to-air missile of the Houthis was ready to attack the U.S. warplane, but it was discovered by the U.S. military in advance, and then the U.S. military launched a bombing and destroyed the missile.
Also on January 31, the Houthis fired missiles at a U.S. ship**. On January 31, Al Arabiya reported that the Houthis had issued a statement saying that they had attacked the USS Graveley with anti-ship missiles. According to information from the US command, the Iranian-backed Houthis fired an anti-ship cruise missile into the Red Sea with the aim of attacking the US missile destroyer USS Graveley, but the missile was shot down by the USS Graveley. No injuries or damage were reported.
It is worth noting that the Houthis have made another breakthrough in attacking the US ** ship this time. Previously, the Houthis had also launched missiles to attack the US ** ship, but the missile was as close as possible to the US ship 8 miles (128 km), but this time the Houthi missiles were only 1 mile away from the USS Graveley missile destroyer (16 km). CNN quoted *** as revealing that the USS Graveley missile destroyer was forced to use the CIWS melee system for the first time before the missile was shot down.
Within a day, US warplanes were attacked, US warships were attacked, and US merchant ships were also attacked. The unbearable US military let Iran go first and once again attacked the Houthis.
On January 31, Al Alabiya reported that the United States and the United Kingdom once again joined forces to launch a heavy bombardment of Houthi targets in Yemen on Wednesday night. According to Houthis**, the U.S. and British bombing targeted the northern suburbs of the city of Saada in Yemen, but did not cause any deaths, injuries or possible damage.
Since mid-November last year, the Houthis have attacked dozens of civilian ships associated with Israel in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. On January 12, the United States and Britain launched their first strikes on targets in Yemen's Houthi cities, using aircraft, ships and submarines, bombing missile and drone bases and radar stations. On the night of January 23, the United Kingdom and the United States carried out a second officially confirmed joint strike, targeting the Houthi underground warehouses and facilities associated with missile launches and aerial surveillance.
The Houthis also announced in a high-profile manner that the Houthis are not only ready for a "long-term confrontation" with the United States and Britain, but will also continue to target the United States and Britain in self-defense. This means that next, American ** and warplanes, as well as merchant ships, may be attacked more in the Red Sea. Most of the energy of the United States is held back by the Houthis, and it is estimated that the matter of attacking Iran can only be put aside for a while!