Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists killed civilians for the first time this week in their current campaign of terror attacks against merchant ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, U.S. officials said.
The Islamic terrorists have launched more than 50 terror attacks against cargo ships and chemical tankers since November of last year. The M/V Rubymar, which was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/crew-forced-to-abandon-ship-after-houthi-missile-attack">hit by an anti-ship missile</a> last month, became <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/houthis-sink-first-major-merchant-ship-in-red-sea">the first ship to be sunk</a> from the attacks.
&#8220;At approximately 11:30 a.m. (Sanaa time) Mar. 6, an anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) was launched from Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist-controlled areas of Yemen toward M/V True Confidence, a Barbados-flagged, Liberian-owned bulk carrier, while transiting the Gulf of Aden,&#8221; U.S. Central Command said in a statement. &#8220;The missile struck the vessel, and the multinational crew reports three fatalities, at least four injuries, of which three are in critical condition, and significant damage to the ship.&#8221;
&#8220;The crew abandoned the ship and coalition warships responded and are assessing the situation,&#8221; the statement continued. &#8220;This is the fifth ASBM fired by Houthis in the last two days. Two of these ASBMs impacted two shipping vessels — M/V MSC Sky II and M/V True Confidence — and one ASBM was shot down by USS Carney (DDG 64).&#8221;
CENTCOM noted that the continued terror attacks from the Houthis have &#8220;disrupted global trade and taken the lives of international seafarers&#8221;; yet President Joe Biden has failed to take the action required — an aggressive military response — to deter attacks from the group.
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At approximately 11:30 a.m. (Sanaa time) Mar. 6, an anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) was launched from Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist-controlled areas of Yemen toward M/V True Confidence, a Barbados-flagged, Liberian-owned… <a href="https://t.co/W1H0GP4Y6i">pic.twitter.com/W1H0GP4Y6i</a>
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On Tuesday, CENTCOM shot down an anti-ship ballistic missile and three one-way attack unmanned aerial systems that the Houthis fired at the USS Carney (DDG 64) in the Red Sea. Later in the day, CENTCOM again had to defend itself, destroying three anti-ship missiles and three unmanned surface vessels (USV) in self-defense.

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A British-owned cargo ship that was struck by anti-ship missiles fired last month by Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists has sunk in the Red Sea, according to government officials.
The attack happened 35 nautical miles south of Al Mukha, Yemen, in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The crew was forced to quickly abandon the ship after one of the missiles hit the engine room in the rear of the ship, causing it to take on water and eventually become the first major merchant vessel the Houthis have sunk in the present conflict.
“We announce the sinking of the ship M/V Rubymar yesterday evening, Friday, coinciding with the weather conditions and strong winds witnessed at sea,” the Crisis Management Cell of the Rubymar cargo ship formed by the Yemeni government said in a statement.
The government said that the sinking of the ship &#8220;will cause an environmental catastrophe in the Yemeni territorial waters and the Red Sea&#8221; because the ship was carrying more than 41,000 tons of fertilizer when it sank.
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The UK-owned Rubymar, attacked by Houthi militants last month, sank in the Red Sea, Yemen&#39;s internationally recognized government said, warning of an &#39;environmental catastrophe&#39; from the ship&#39;s cargo of fertilizer <a href="https://t.co/jiWLhSDMsf">https://t.co/jiWLhSDMsf</a> <a href="https://t.co/gTLVhpox4o">pic.twitter.com/gTLVhpox4o</a>
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U.S. Central Command warned late last month that there was a risk of serious environmental disaster because of what the ship was carrying.
&#8220;The unprovoked and reckless attack by Iran-backed Houthi terrorists caused significant damage to the ship, which caused an 18-mile oil slick,&#8221; the statement said. &#8220;The M/V Rubymar was transporting over 41,000 tons of fertilizer when it was attacked, which could spill into the Red Sea and worsen this environmental disaster. The Houthis continue to demonstrate disregard for the regional impact of their indiscriminate attacks, threatening the fishing industry, coastal communities, and imports of food supplies.&#8221;

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Iranian-backed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/houthis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Houthi</a> terrorists have reportedly destroyed underwater cables between Europe and Asia, causing serious communication disruptions between the two continents.
Israel&#8217;s Globes publication said that the Houthis destroyed four underwater cables in the Red Sea between Jeddah in Saudi Arabia and Djibouti in East Africa.
The cables belong to AAE-1, Seacom, EIG and TGN, the report said. The countries that have been the most negatively impacted are the Gulf states and India.
The damaged cables, which cost hundreds of millions of dollars, will take months to repair, and it will likely be difficult for the four companies to find repair firms that would be willing to work in the area because they could be attacked by the Islamic terrorists.
The Houthis have launched at least 48 attacks against merchant vessels in the region over the last four months, impacting approximately 55 countries around the world that depend on commerce passing through the Red Sea.
The attacks on the underwater cables come as the Houthis remain undeterred by President Joe Biden&#8217;s weak response to their terror attacks on shipping vessels, including ships owned by U.S. entities.
The limited responses the Biden administration has deployed against the Houthis have been coalition strikes with the United Kingdom with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand.
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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-u-k-launch-new-wave-of-strikes-against-iranian-backed-houthi-terrorists" target="_blank" rel="noopener">most recent</a> round of coalition strikes happened late last week when the U.S. and U.K. reportedly struck 18 Houthi targets. Little-to-no footage of any of the strikes has been released to the media.
“The targets included Houthi underground weapons storage facilities, missile storage facilities, one-way attack unmanned aerial systems, air defense systems, radars, and a helicopter,” U.S. Central Command said in a statement. “These strikes are intended to degrade Houthi capability and disrupt their continued reckless and unlawful attacks on international commercial and U.S. and U.K. vessels in the Red Sea, Bab AI-Mandeb Strait, and the Gulf of Aden.”
The statement highlighted how the Houthi attacks have “disrupted humanitarian aid bound for Yemen, harmed Middle Eastern economies, and caused environmental damage.”
The strikes were not part of the multinational freedom of navigation actions performed under Operation Prosperity Guardian, which is a group of nations that have dedicated resources to protecting merchant vessels that are seeking to use the Suez Canal.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-images-show-cargo-ship-on-verge-of-sinking-after-houthi-attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Images Show Cargo Ship On Verge Of Sinking After Houthi Attack</a>

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The United States and United Kingdom launched a new wave of airstrikes against Iranian-backed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/houthis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Houthi</a> terrorists inside of Yemen on Saturday in response to the Islamic terrorist group&#8217;s latest acts of aggression in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
The strikes — which happened around midnight local time and were supported by Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand — were carried out against 18 Houthi targets.
&#8220;The targets included Houthi underground weapons storage facilities, missile storage facilities, one-way attack unmanned aerial systems, air defense systems, radars, and a helicopter,&#8221; U.S. Central Command said in a statement. &#8220;These strikes are intended to degrade Houthi capability and disrupt their continued reckless and unlawful attacks on international commercial and U.S. and U.K. vessels in the Red Sea, Bab AI-Mandeb Strait, and the Gulf of Aden.&#8221;
The statement highlighted how the Houthi attacks have &#8220;disrupted humanitarian aid bound for Yemen, harmed Middle Eastern economies, and caused environmental damage.&#8221;
The strikes were not part of the multinational freedom of navigation actions performed under Operation Prosperity Guardian, which is a group of nations that have dedicated resources to protecting merchant vessels that are seeking to use the Suez Canal.
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The strikes were the fourth wave of strikes that the countries have launched against Houthi targets inside of Yemen over the last couple of months in response to four months of attacks on shipping lanes in the Red Sea.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin — who referred to the Houthis as a &#8220;militia,&#8221; while CENTCOM correctly referred to them as a terrorist group — claimed that the administration &#8220;will not hesitate to take action, as needed, to defend lives and the free flow of commerce in one of the world&#8217;s most critical waterways.&#8221;
The Biden administration has failed to launch strong enough strikes against the Houthis to deter attacks against the merchant ships and against U.S. Navy ships in the region.
Last weekend, a British-flagged ship was seriously damaged from a missile strike and the vessel is now on the verge of sinking. The Houthis also shot down a U.S. military drone.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-admin-worried-about-environmental-disaster-caused-by-houthis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biden Admin Worried About ‘Environmental Disaster’ Caused By Houthis</a>

U.S., U.K. Launch New Wave Of Strikes Against Iranian-Backed Houthi Terrorists

The Biden administration said late this week that they were concerned about the environmental fallout from Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist attacks around the Arabian Peninsula.
The remarks from the administration come as the Islamic terrorist group has launched dozens of attacks against merchant ships over the last few months that have led to disruptions to shipping lanes in the Red Sea.
The disruptions have forced many ships to reroute their travel around the southern tip of Africa, adding weeks to their voyages and additional fuel costs for each ship — thus leading to a disruption in supply chains and added inflation.
The most serious attack the Houthis conducted was against the M/V Rubymar last weekend while it was traveling through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/crew-forced-to-abandon-ship-after-houthi-missile-attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener">connects</a> the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
&#8220;On Feb. 18 between 9:30 p.m. and 10:40 p.m., Iran-backed Houthi terrorists attacked the M/V Rubymar, a Belize-flagged, UK-owned bulk carrier,&#8221; U.S. Central Command said in a statement late on Friday. &#8220;The ship is anchored but slowly taking on water.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-images-show-cargo-ship-on-verge-of-sinking-after-houthi-attack">Photos</a> of the vessel from earlier this week show that it is on the verge of sinking, and, if it does sink, it will be the first ship the Houthis have sunk during the current conflict.
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Despite the threat to the global economy that the attacks pose — in addition to lives of those on the ships and the risk that the attacks could spiral into a wider regional war — the Biden administration indicated that it was really concerned about the environmental impact of the attacks.
&#8220;The unprovoked and reckless attack by Iran-backed Houthi terrorists caused significant damage to the ship, which caused an 18-mile oil slick,&#8221; the statement continued. &#8220;The M/V Rubymar was transporting over 41,000 tons of fertilizer when it was attacked, which could spill into the Red Sea and worsen this environmental disaster. The Houthis continue to demonstrate disregard for the regional impact of their indiscriminate attacks, threatening the fishing industry, coastal communities, and imports of food supplies.&#8221;
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On Feb. 18 between 9:30 p.m. and 10:40 p.m., Iran-backed Houthi terrorists attacked the M/V Rubymar, a Belize-flagged, UK-owned bulk carrier. The ship is anchored but slowly taking on water. The unprovoked and reckless attack by Iran-backed Houthi terrorists caused significant… <a href="https://t.co/bU6j850wwG">pic.twitter.com/bU6j850wwG</a>
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On Thursday on “The Ben Shapiro Show,” Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro interviewed Victoria Coates, who served as former deputy national security adviser for former President Donald Trump, about the Biden administration’s disastrous foreign policy.
“Let&#8217;s talk about the chaos that has engulfed the United States on the foreign front,” Shapiro began. “There&#8217;s just fires everywhere. Why don&#8217;t we start with the situation between Russia and Ukraine? The Biden administration has been sending mixed signals over what&#8217;s going on in Russia, Ukraine, for a very long time.”
“So you start with the original intelligence failure that this was going to be quick and then we would support an insurgency,” Coates responded. “But the problem is the administration never pivoted from that. And, you know, in April or May of 22, when the Russian economy was reeling, there was very unified international support for Ukraine. That&#8217;s when I think the Biden administration should have leveled the truly crushing economic sanctions modeled on what we did to Iran during the Trump administration, where anybody who did business with Russia — you call them secondary sanctions —would also be subject to those sanctions.”
“We could have cut it off then and they didn&#8217;t,” she noted. “And instead we&#8217;ve been dribbling and dribbling out tens of billions of taxpayer dollars in a means that has not been sufficient to win the war. So I think we all have to ask at this point, what is the strategy?”
Shapiro commented that Russian President Vladimir Putin was willing to wait it out, believing that the West’s resolve would eventually collapse.
“Once he didn&#8217;t get his three-day war, for him, a war of attrition is a winnable prospect,” Coates said. “He has more people. He can rearm himself. &#8230; He&#8217;s also getting supplies now much more openly from North Korea and Iran both of whom are more or less acting on China&#8217;s orders. So for him, the long game is a winning plan.”
“As you mentioned originally, that if you remove this ridiculous pause on U.S. LNG export licenses, you remove the deadly chilling regulatory regime that the Biden administration has put in place,” she told Shapiro. “And you really reassure partners and allies the United States should be your reliable supplier of choice. You can really start to drain Russia&#8217;s resources and again, make this as distasteful for the Chinese as possible. Do they really want to rescue Russia under those circumstances or do they want to make the best of a bad hand and try to get to a resolution here?”
“Meanwhile, there are fires all over the Middle East,” Shapiro said. “Iran obviously has its hand in all of them from the Red Sea, where shipping has essentially been shut down, to the situation on both the northern border of Israel as well as its southern border with the Gaza Strip. The Biden administration once again sending insane mixed signals. On the one hand, they suggest that they are supportive of Israel. On the other hand, they&#8217;re suggesting that they have to hold Israel&#8217;s leash in some way and prevent Israel from committing human rights violations.”
“I think we&#8217;re over-dignifying the administration approach with the word policy,” Coates answered. “I think you&#8217;re having a series of kind of confused reactions to events and very much to political pressures here in the United States. I think they&#8217;ve come to the unpleasant realization that full-hearted, unified support for Israel might cost them a couple of thousand of very critical votes in areas like Dearborn, Michigan. And so they&#8217;re trying to have it both ways.”
“Unfortunately, if the events of October 7 taught us anything is that you can&#8217;t have it both ways,” she said. “There are two sides here. There is good and there is evil. And it&#8217;s time to put on a jersey and join a team, not to try to equivocate and say, &#8216;Oh, you know, the Palestinians deserve a state.&#8217; No, they do not deserve a reward for what they did. They need to realize that Hamas is a deadly poison to them. If they cannot relinquish Hamas, they are going to have to be defeated on the battlefield.”
“I keep going back to the 1923 Jabotinsky essay &#8216;The Iron Wall,’ which gives its name to things like Iron Dome and Iron Beam,” she recalled. “And the whole premise of that is that while the Arabs think that they can still conquer the Jews, Israel needs that iron wall of security to convince them that Israel is not going away. The Jewish people are not going away. And in my estimation, that&#8217;s what the U.S.-Israel alliance should be: It should be that iron wall. You can&#8217;t eradicate Israel because we&#8217;re not going to let you. And when that is made crystal clear to the Palestinians, then they might become reasonable. They might be able to come to some kind of negotiated settlement. But while there&#8217;s doubt in their mind  — and that&#8217;s what the administration is sowing is that doubt —they&#8217;re always going to go for the eradication of Israel; They&#8217;re going to go for from that ‘From the river to the sea’ nonsense.”
“What exactly should the policy be with regard to the Houthis?” Shapiro asked. “Because this bizarre notion of deterring terrorist groups, I just fail to see how that has ever been an effective policy deterrence. Terrorist groups literally exist to not be deterred. It&#8217;s a bizarre miscalibration to suggest that the Houthis are somehow going to act in the same evil but rational fashion as the Iranians, who would prefer to remain in power. The Houthis are an actual terrorist group whose slogan is Death to the Jews, Death to America. I fail to see how you&#8217;re going to deter these people.”
“It does come back to the Iranians, Tehran, and what they think they can get away with,” Coates asserted. “And right now they are acting with impunity across the Middle East, attacking the United States, attacking our friends and allies. It&#8217;s particularly dramatic in Yemen, because, as you say, the Houthis are not 100 feet high and, you know, they&#8217;re not fully into the 21st century. And so as the United States military has demonstrated, we have all sorts of capabilities that they don&#8217;t have. And what they need is a very clear demonstration in an offensive, not a defensive way, that we are going to use those capabilities to bomb them back into the Stone Age. And that is what is going to happen to the Houthis unless they cut this out.”
“They are utterly undeterred by the response of the administration over the last six weeks,” she said. “They call it their Houthi strategy; I would call it an abject failure. We just should not tolerate this kind of behavior out of a radical theological dictatorship in Yemen, which has ruined the country and is now trying to ruin global shipping. It should be intolerable to the administration. But they&#8217;re so scared of provoking the Iranians, they won&#8217;t take any serious action.”

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New images emerged this week of a British cargo ship that was attacked over the weekend by Iranian-backed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/houthis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Houthi terrorists</a>, who are based in Yemen, and is now on the verge of sinking.
The attack happened late on Sunday evening local time as the M/V Rubymar was traveling through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/crew-forced-to-abandon-ship-after-houthi-missile-attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener">connecting</a> the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
BBC Verify confirmed that two new images of the ship showing the rear of the ship underwater were authentic. The report noted that claims that the ship had already sunk were false.
Blue Fleet Group, which owns the ship, said that one of the missiles that struck the ship hit the side of the ship near its engine room.
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Bulker <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rubymar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Rubymar</a> with a flooded engine room and well down by the stern. She must be in a nearly empty condition to have sufficient buoyancy to remain afloat. <a href="https://t.co/WzIFRTlel1">https://t.co/WzIFRTlel1</a> <a href="https://t.co/JQzZC4LJrL">pic.twitter.com/JQzZC4LJrL</a>
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The ship&#8217;s owners said that the ship was being towed to Djibouti, but could still sink given the level of damage. The ship&#8217;s crew was forced to abandon the vessel.
“Between 9:30 and 10:45 p.m., Feb. 18, two anti-ship ballistic missiles were launched from Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist-controlled areas of Yemen toward MV Rubymar, a Belize-flagged, UK-owned bulk carrier,” U.S. Central Command said in a statement earlier this week. “One of the missiles struck the vessel, causing damage. The ship issued a distress call, and a coalition warship, along with another merchant vessel, responded to the call to assist the crew of the MV Rubymar. The crew was transported to a nearby port by the merchant vessel.”
If the ship sinks, it would be the first time that the Houthis have sunk a cargo ship during their current campaign of Islamic terrorism in the region.
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The Houthis attacked a U.S.-owned ship this week, the M/V Sea Champion, that was bringing humanitarian aid to Yemen, specifically grain.
“Houthi aggression in the region has exacerbated already high levels of need in conflict-impacted Yemen, which remains one of the largest humanitarian crises in the world, with nearly 80 percent of the entire population needing humanitarian assistance,” CENTCOM <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/houthi-terrorists-strike-u-s-cargo-ship-carrying-humanitarian-aid-to-yemen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a separate statement. “We are committed to countering the Houthis’ malign activities, which directly endanger the imports of foodstuff and humanitarian aid to Yemen.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-failing-on-world-stage-cargo-ship-could-sink-after-houthi-attack-u-s-drone-downed-u-s-cargo-ship-hit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biden Failing On World Stage: Cargo Ship Could Sink After Houthi Attack; U.S. Drone Downed; U.S. Cargo Ship Hit</a>

New Images Show Cargo Ship On Verge Of Sinking After Houthi Attack

U.S. Central Command said on Tuesday that Iranian-backed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/houthis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Houthi</a> terrorists in Yemen struck a cargo ship that was carrying humanitarian aid to the people of Yemen.
The news comes as the terrorists <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-failing-on-world-stage-cargo-ship-could-sink-after-houthi-attack-u-s-drone-downed-u-s-cargo-ship-hit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shot down</a> a U.S. drone this week, severely damaged a British cargo ship, and launched countless additional attacks on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
&#8220;On February 19, between 12:30 p.m. and 1:50 p.m. (Sanaa time), Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists fired two anti-ship ballistic missiles at M/V Sea Champion, a Greek-flagged, U.S.-owned bulk carrier bound for the port of Aden in Yemen,&#8221; CENTCOM said in a statement. &#8220;One of the missiles detonated near the ship causing minor damage. Nevertheless, her crew proceeded on course to their ultimate destination: delivering grain to Aden, Yemen, for the benefit of the Yemeni people. M/V Sea Champion has delivered humanitarian aid to Yemen 11 times in the past five years.&#8221;
&#8220;Houthi aggression in the region has exacerbated already high levels of need in conflict-impacted Yemen, which remains one of the largest humanitarian crises in the world, with nearly 80 percent of the entire population needing humanitarian assistance,&#8221; the statement continued. &#8220;We are committed to countering the Houthis’ malign activities, which directly endanger the imports of foodstuff and humanitarian aid to Yemen.&#8221;
CENTCOM said that U.S. forces destroyed a surface-to-air missile launcher, shot down 11 one-way attack (OWA) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and an anti-ship cruise missile over the last day and a half.
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&#8220;The OWA UAVs, the SAM system, and ASCM destroyed were identified by CENTCOM and determined they presented imminent threats to U.S. Navy ships and merchant vessels in the region,&#8221; the statement said. &#8220;These actions will protect navigational rights and freedoms and make international waters safer and more secure for U.S. Navy and merchant vessels.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-failing-on-world-stage-cargo-ship-could-sink-after-houthi-attack-u-s-drone-downed-u-s-cargo-ship-hit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biden Failing On World Stage: Cargo Ship Could Sink After Houthi Attack; U.S. Drone Downed; U.S. Cargo Ship Hit</a>

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Houthi Terrorists Strike U.S. Cargo Ship Carrying Humanitarian Aid To Yemen

A cargo ship was attacked by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/houthis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Houthi</a> terrorists off the coast of Yemen on Sunday.
British maritime authorities said that the attack happened 35 nautical miles south of Al Mukha, Yemen, in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
An explosion happened in close proximity to the Belize-Flagged Commercial Shipping Vessel, M/V Rubymar, resulting in damage, officials said in their initial report.
Subsequent updates said that the crew was forced to abandon the ship due to damage from a reported fire on board.
Military officials were on site providing assistance.
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ATTACK<a href="https://t.co/qlApy9q9pq">https://t.co/qlApy9q9pq</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MaritimeSecurity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MaritimeSecurity</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MarSec?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MarSec</a> <a href="https://t.co/1YY5GI4tJJ">pic.twitter.com/1YY5GI4tJJ</a>
&mdash; United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) (@UK_MTO) <a href="https://twitter.com/UK_MTO/status/1759401808668070214?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 19, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The private security firm Ambrey <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/houthi-rebels-suspected-attack-damaged-belize-flagged-ship-107333051" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The Associated Press that the ship was &#8220;being partially laden with cargo, but it wasn&#8217;t immediately clear what it had been carrying.&#8221;
The ship also turned off its Automatic Identification System once it entered the region to make it harder for the terrorists and Iran to locate and target the ship.
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A Significant Fire is reported to be Burning aboard the Belize-Flagged Commercial Shipping Vessel, M/V Rubymar after it was Struck earlier by a Houthi Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile while transiting North through the Bab al-Mandab Strait from the Gulf of Aden into the Red Sea; the… <a href="https://t.co/5JUPIRWzaA">pic.twitter.com/5JUPIRWzaA</a>
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U.S. Central Command said in a statement that it conducted &#8220;five self-defense strikes against three mobile anti-ship cruise missiles, one unmanned underwater vessel (UUV), and one unmanned surface vessel (USV) in Iranian-backed Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.&#8221;
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&#8220;This is the first observed Houthi employment of a UUV since attacks began in Oct. 23,&#8221; the statement said. &#8220;CENTCOM identified the anti-ship cruise missiles, unmanned underwater vessel, and the unmanned surface vessel in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and determined they presented an imminent threat to U.S. Navy ships and merchant vessels in the region.&#8221;
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Feb. 17 Summary of Red Sea activities
TAMPA, Fla. – Between the hours of 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Sanaa time), Feb. 17, CENTCOM successfully conducted five self-defense strikes against three mobile anti-ship cruise missiles, one unmanned underwater vessel (UUV), and one unmanned… <a href="https://t.co/TwR9RUmMMu">pic.twitter.com/TwR9RUmMMu</a>
&mdash; U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) <a href="https://twitter.com/CENTCOM/status/1759243031126135168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The U.S. and U.K. have launched repeated strikes against the Islamic terrorist group to degrade its ability to launch attacks; however, while the strikes may have limited some of the group&#8217;s ability, it has not deterred their mission to disrupt global trade moving through the Red Sea as the attacks have now gone of for four months.

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The United States conducted a cyberattack against an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/iran" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Iranian</a> military vessel that was collecting and providing intelligence to Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen to assist them in attacking merchant vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
The attack, which happened last week, was carried out, in part, in response to the three U.S. soldiers who were killed during a drone attack in Jordan late last month that wounded dozens more.
A U.S. official told NBC News that the ship was the MV Behshad, an Iranian military vessel that looks like a cargo ship that the Islamic country uses to &#8220;provide targeting information to the Houthis so their attacks on the ships can be more effective.&#8221;
The cyberattack was carried out with the goal of inhibiting the ship&#8217;s ability to share intelligence with the Houthis, the report said, adding that the U.S. rarely ever discusses covert missions with the media, including cyberattacks.
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BREAKING: U.S. conducted cyberattack on suspected Iranian spy ship
“The covert operation was intended to inhibit the ship’s ability to share intelligence with Houthi rebels who have been attacking cargo ships in the Red Sea.” <a href="https://t.co/81XO9ZRd1t">pic.twitter.com/81XO9ZRd1t</a>
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Iran says that the ship is a &#8220;floating armory&#8221; and falsely claims that it only exists to “counteract piracy in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden,” according to a propaganda video published by Iran&#8217;s military.
“Those engaging in terrorist activities against the MV Behshad or similar vessels jeopardize international maritime routes, security and assume global responsibility for potential future international risks,” the video said.
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The ship is registered as a commercial cargo ship with an Iranian company that has been sanctioned by the U.S. for being a front for the country&#8217;s Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL).
Iran&#8217;s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) uses the ship as a front base in the region to collect and share intelligence with terrorists, according to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/06/politics/us-monitor-iran-spy-ships/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a>, which added that the ship was sanctioned under former President Donald Trump.

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U.S. Conducts Cyberattack On Iranian Military Ship: Report

As tensions continue to escalate in the Middle East in the wake of the deadly terror attack on Israel by Hamas, another Islamic militant group, the Houthis, has gained infamy with a series of attacks on ships in the Red Sea from their bases in Yemen.
In one of their <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/houthi-terrorist-missile-came-within-few-seconds-of-hitting-u-s-warship-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">latest provocations</a>, a Houthi anti-ship missile reportedly came within just a few seconds of striking a U.S. Navy warship before it was shot down by the ship&#8217;s defensive weapon system.
The Biden administration <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/16/politics/biden-administration-houthis-global-terrorist-entity/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">re-designated</a> the Houthis as a terrorist organization — it was taken off the foreign terrorist organization list by Biden in early 2021 — and the U.S. is reportedly planning further strikes against Houthi positions in Yemen. With the prospect of a full military confrontation with the United States growing by the day, it&#8217;s important to examine who exactly the Houthis are and how they came to control a large portion of Yemen.
What would become the Houthi movement was founded by Hussein al-Houthi, a religious leader in the Zaydi sect of Shia Islam <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Houthi-movement#ref1300933" target="_blank" rel="noopener">that formed</a> in Yemen during the 9th century. The Zaydis dominated the northern part of the country until a revolution in 1962 overthrew the old kingdom and established the Yemen Arab Republic.
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The new regime greatly diminished the Zaydi&#8217;s power in society until May 1990, when the Yemen Arab Republic unified with its southern neighbor, the People&#8217;s Democratic Republic of Yemen — the only communist state in the Middle East — to form the modern nation of Yemen.
Al-Houthi served in the Yemeni Parliament from 1993 to 1997 as part of the Zaydi-backed Party of Truth and helped found the Believing Youth, a religious association of young people who preached Zaydi doctrine and <a href="https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/who-are-yemens-houthis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">decried</a> the influence of other Muslim sects, notably Saudi Arabian Wahabbism, in the country. Al-Houthi and the Believing Youth were particularly critical of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who responded by cracking down on the group.
Support for al-Houthi and his movement grew in the late &#8217;90s and into the early 2000s, especially after President Saleh expressed support for the U.S. War on Terror in the wake of 9/11. The U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/articles/who-are-the-houthis-and-why-are-we-at-war-with-them/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">further radicalized</a> the Houthi movement, and it adopted the official slogan, inspired by Iran&#8217;s infamous chant, &#8220;God Is the Greatest, Death to America, Death to Israel, A Curse Upon the Jews, Victory to Islam.&#8221; It also began communicating and modeling itself after Hezbollah, the Iran-backed terrorist organization headquartered in Lebanon.
Under orders from Saleh, Yemeni government forces began attacking Houthi bases in late 2003, and the country&#8217;s military killed al-Houthi in 2004, making him a martyr to the wider movement and intensifying its resistance to Saleh&#8217;s regime.
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The Houthis retreated to the northwest corner of the country and managed to defeat the Yemeni military, backed by Saudi Arabia, several times over the next several years. Thousands were killed and hundreds of thousands were displaced by the insurgency, further destabilizing Saleh&#8217;s government.
During the Arab Spring in 2011, internal dissent ousted Saleh from office, and his vice president, Abdrabbuh Hadi, struggled to maintain order in the country, with major protests breaking out in 2014. The situation continued to deteriorate until Houthi militants stormed the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, in January 2015. The Houthis forced the president to resign and cemented their control over the northern part of the country, while opposition groups, which included a Saudi-backed coalition as well as Al-Qaeda, carved out areas of control in the southern regions.
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In a strange twist, ex-President Saleh — the man whose crackdown a decade earlier had killed the Houthis&#8217; leader and confined them to a backwater province — now allied with the radical militants. Most of the Yemeni army supported Saleh and joined forces with the Houthis.
As the Saudis continued their attacks, the Houthis <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/articles/who-are-the-houthis-and-why-are-we-at-war-with-them/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">drifted</a> closer to Iran and Hezbollah for support. The United States also conducted over a hundred airstrikes on Houthi positions.
The war, as well as the Saudi blockade of Houthi territory, exacerbated a massive humanitarian crisis in Yemen. Almost 400,000 people died between 2015 and 2022, <a href="https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/war-yemen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Council for Foreign Relations. A cholera epidemic has ravaged the country, and five million people are at risk of famine.
In 2017, Saleh defected from the Houthis to side with the Saudis and the United Arab Emirates, but he was soon cornered in his Sanaa compound and killed by a Houthi sniper.
As the war raged on, the Houthis began <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/14/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-refineries-drone-attack.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">attacking</a> Saudi oil facilities, most likely with help from Iran. The Iranian Quds Force, then led by General Qasem Soleimani, <a href="https://www.csis.org/analysis/iranian-and-houthi-war-against-saudi-arabia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">supplied</a> weapons and training to the Houthis as part of a proxy conflict with Saudi Arabia.
As one of his last acts as president in 2021, Donald Trump designated the Houthis as a foreign terror organization in response to the strikes on Saudi Arabia as well as attacks on ships off Yemen&#8217;s coast, but Biden almost immediately <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/01/12/us-uk-strike-yemen-houthi-rebels-red-sea" target="_blank" rel="noopener">removed</a> that designation. The Biden administration also ended its support for Saudi-led offensives against the group.
After several failed Saudi offensives and Houthi gains in the country, the war began to fizzle out in the wake of the COVID pandemic. The U.N. brokered a ceasefire in 2022 that lasted most of the year. Iran and Saudi Arabia <a href="https://www.stimson.org/2023/peace-for-yemen-elusive-despite-iran-saudi-deal-and-saudi-houthi-talks/#:~:text=The%20talks%2C%20which%20began%20in,at%20the%20Yemen%20International%20Forum." target="_blank" rel="noopener">reached</a> an accord, mediated by China, to restore formal relations in early 2023, while Houthi representatives met with Saudi officials later in the year to begin negotiating a deal.
Reports indicated that the two sides were coming close to a definitive agreement when Hamas&#8217; attack on Israel derailed progress. Almost immediately, the Houthis <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67614911" target="_blank" rel="noopener">joined</a> in the assault, launching missiles and drones at Israeli targets. They soon resorted to a tactic they used against the Saudis — attacking container ships. Some of the world&#8217;s largest shipping companies have ceased transit through the Red Sea, which <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67614911" target="_blank" rel="noopener">usually sees</a> nearly 15% of yearly global trade pass through.
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The Houthis have expressed hatred for the United States and Israel for over 20 years, have successfully repelled numerous attempts to destroy them, and have a strong grip on the northern part of the country — the traditional stronghold of the Zaydi sect. Further U.S. strikes, along with the re-designation of the Houthis as a terror group, could tip the balance, but for now the organization possesses the upper hand in Yemen and the conflict will most likely continue for some time.

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Iranian-backed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/houthis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Houthi terrorists</a> in Yemen fired anti-ship ballistic missiles at cargo ships in the Red Sea this week despite the U.S. and U.K. conducting airstrikes against the group to stop the attacks.
U.S. Central Command said that the attacks happened throughout the day on Tuesday as the terror group fired six anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM) into the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
&#8220;Three of the ASBMs were attempting to hit MV Star Nasia, a Marshall Island-flagged, Greek owned-and-operated bulk carrier transiting the Gulf of Aden,&#8221; CENTCOM said in a statement. &#8220;At approximately 3:20 a.m., MV Star Nasia reported an explosion near the ship causing minor damage but no injuries. At 2 p.m. another missile impacted the water near the ship with no effect. At 4:30 p.m., USS Laboon (DDG 58), operating near MV Star Nasia, intercepted and shot down a third anti-ship ballistic missile fired by the Iranian-backed Houthis. MV Star Nasia remains seaworthy and is continuing toward its destination.&#8221;
The statement said that the remaining ASBMs that were fired were believed to be targeting the Barbados-flagged MV Morning Tide, a U.K.-owned cargo ship operating in the Southern Red Sea.
The missiles landed near the ship, but did not damage it.
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These latest attacks against merchant ships come after the U.S. and U.K. — with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand — <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-u-k-launch-new-round-of-strikes-against-iranian-backed-houthi-terrorists" target="_blank" rel="noopener">launched strikes</a> against the Houthis late last week that the Department of Defense described as “proportionate and necessary.”
“These precision strikes are intended to disrupt and degrade the capabilities that the Houthis use to threaten global trade, and the lives of innocent mariners, and are in response to a series of illegal, dangerous, and destabilizing Houthi actions since previous coalition strikes on January 11 and 22, 2024, including the January 27 attack which struck and set ablaze the Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker M/V Marlin Luanda,” the statement said.
The strikes “specifically targeted sites associated with the Houthis’ deeply buried weapons storage facilities, missile systems and launchers, air defense systems, and radars.”

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