INTL Commercial Ship In Flames After Red Sea Missile Attack

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Jason Brodsky
@JasonMBrodsky

Top Biden administration officials are actively weighing options to launch military strikes on #IRGCterrorists-backed #Houthis with the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower being moved into position off the coast of #Yemen to support the operation.

OSINTdefender
@sentdefender

Carrier Strike Group 2 (CSG-2) led by the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) appears to be Departing from the Arabian Sea and heading towards the Gulf of Aden off the Coast of Yemen.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1736081206272254427

View: https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/1736081206272254427?s=20

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[Housecarl]

OSINTdefender
@sentdefender

The Spokesman for the Houthi Terrorist Group in Yemen has stated today that they are now in Negotiations being Mediated by Oman with International Parties regarding their Targeting of Commercial Shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

11:46 AM · Dec 16, 2023
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That's ringing like the bagsheesh the Barbary Pirates were continually demanding back in the day.

 

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Intelschizo
@Schizointel
17DEC2023 updated map of warships operating in Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aden, Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea.

Corrections:
INS Mormugao (D-67) not INS Trishul (F-43) that likely responded to MV Ruen ship hijacking by Somali pirates.
Currently has intercepted and monitoring the situation.
ESPS Victoria (F-82) also responded.

Unclear if the MV Ruen has been rescued from pirates yet.

Updates:
New International Naval Coalition Operations was announced by US SecDef Austin called Operation Prosperity Guardian, which will be similar to the existing Combined Task Force 153. So the mission will be along the lines of focusing on international maritime security and capacity building efforts in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandeb and Gulf of Aden.

ROKS Yang Man-Chun (DDH-973) left
Djibouti Port likely operating in Gulf of Aden.

HMS Diamond (D-34) shot down a Houthi drone that was endangering civilian ships.

USS Carney (DDG-64) shot down 14 Houthi drones that were endangering civilian ships.

Ike CSG heading towards Gulf of Aden.

FGS Hessen (F-124) is under consideration for deployment to the region in January/February 2024.

Bataan ARG
FS Languedoc (D-653)
HMS Diamond (D-34)
3x Sa'ar 5 and 1x Sa'ar 6 Corvettes
Operating in the Red Sea.

A Floreal Class Frigate operating in Arabian Sea/Indian Ocean

USCG Cutters operating in Gulf of Oman

Chinese 46th Naval Escort Task Force operating in Gulf of Aden.

USS Mason (DDG-87) operating North of BAM.
USS Carney (DDG-64) operating South of BAM.

JDS Akebono (DD-108)
HMS Lancaster (F-229)
FS Champlain (A-623)
Operating in Gulf of Aden/Arabian Sea

Does not include all ships under Combined Maritime Force such as CTF 150, CTF 151, CTF 152, CTF 153, Updated all sources used

 

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Trent Telenko
@TrentTelenko

The not yet fielded USN Constellation-class FFG is in this lane with the Hunter.

It has too few guns for assault drone swarms & it doesn't rock the radar w/enough long VLS cells to stop ASBM's that China is proliferating to world naval choke points via Iran.

World's Changed


And this new world requires the USN to field DD Tenders to forward reload it's surface combatants, complete with a new missile launch system that allows it to be done underway.

Port side is no longer safe from long range (1.200km) drone swarms.

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There’s several different guided 57MM rounds being offered by different manufacturers. And the FFG should be able to carry over a thousand of them.

Northrop Grumman to Develop New Guided Ammunition for the US Navy

PLYMOUTH, Minn. – Oct. 4, 2023 – The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) a development contract for the company’s newly designed 57mm guided high explosive ammunition. Designated for use with the Mk110 Naval Gun Mount, the...

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l3harris.com

BAE Announces New Guided Projectile for 57mm Naval Gun - Defense Daily

BAE Systems on April 13 debuted the design of a new guided projectile that can be fired from its 57mm Mk 110 naval gun system.The company believes it can

defensedaily.com

7:13 PM · Dec 16, 2023
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Global: Military-Info
@Global_Mil_Info

The U.S. is actively weighing options to strike Houthi targets in Yemen in response to its continuous attacks on ships in the Red Sea.

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group was moved to the Gulf of Aden to increase strike options per U.S. officials to POLITICO.

Strike options have been presented to commanders, but there is no word yet on timelines or approvals.

US weighs strike options to deter Houthis from more Red Sea attacks​

The Biden administration has been reluctant to respond militarily against the Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in recent weeks for fear of provoking Iran.
By Lara Seligman and Alexander Ward

12/16/2023 08:11 PM EST

Top Biden administration officials are actively weighing options to strike back at Houthis in Yemen after the Iran-backed group launched new attacks on naval and commercial ships in the Red Sea on Saturday, according to two U.S. officials.

The Pentagon has in recent days moved the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group from the Persian Gulf into the Gulf of Aden, off the coast of Yemen, to support a potential U.S. response to attacks, said one of the officials, both of whom were granted anonymity to speak about sensitive plans. The military has also provided options to commanders to strike the Houthis, the official said.

The Biden administration has been reluctant to respond militarily against the Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in recent weeks for fear of provoking Iran, which backs Hamas and Hezbollah in Yemen as well as the Houthis. Previously, the Pentagon had recommended the administration not do so.

But a significant uptick in attacks in recent days could potentially lead top U.S. national security officials to change their calculus.

The destroyer USS Carney, operating in the Red Sea, shot down 14 one-way attack drones launched from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen early Saturday morning. Meanwhile, a British destroyer, the HMS Diamond, which had recently arrived in the region to help protect commercial shipping, also shot down a Houthi drone.

On Friday, a Houthi drone struck the Liberian-flagged Motor Vessel Al Jasrah in the Red Sea, causing a fire. The same day, Houthi forces also launched two ballistic missiles toward the Bab el-Mandeb strait, one of which struck the Liberian-flagged Motor Vessel Palatium 3. U.S. warships responded to the attacks at the time.

A Pentagon spokesperson declined to comment on ongoing operations.

The assault has had a significant impact on the commercial market. Maersk, the world’s biggest shipping company, on Friday halted all shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a vital passageway for cargo and energy shipments traveling between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

The news comes as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. C.Q. Brown are set to travel to the Middle East this week. Austin is slated to huddle with leaders in Israel, Bahrain and Qatar; Brown will join Austin in Israel.

The Pentagon has bolstered its presence in the region, moving three additional destroyers into the Mediterranean Sea this week. The ships join the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group that has been operating in the Mediterranean since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel, a deployment that Austin extended again this week.

Over the past week, missile-defense destroyers Laboon, Delbert D. Black and The Sullivans have arrived in the Mediterranean, POLITICO reported Saturday. US weighs strike options to deter Houthis from more Red Sea attacks

 

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Iran Observer
@IranObserver0
️BREAKING

According to US officials, the anti-Yemen coalition "Operation Prosperity Guardian" will be similar to Task Force 153.

The members of Task Force 153 are

United States
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Israel
France
Italy
Germany
United Kingdom
Turkey
Jordan
Bahrain
Oman
Qatar

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Iran Observer
@IranObserver0
️BREAKING

The US will announce a coalition called "Operation Prosperity Guardian" to deter and attack the Houthis

Ansarullah has responded by declaring that it is ready to fight this most honourable battle in history with 2 million troops and the destruction of Western ships and their bases in the region

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1736338889453764719

View: https://twitter.com/IranObserver0/status/1736338889453764719?s=20

 

[night driver]

Kurila has GOT to be chewing off corners of furniture by now.

 

[Bubble Head]

Couple of MOABs would have reduced the honor by a sizable amount in that parade.

 

[night driver]

Based on Post #83, we're DAMN close to playing Dodgem cars in the Gulf with warships. I hope we have competent traffic directors...

 

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U.S. considers striking Yemeni group | Semafor​

Jay Solomon​

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The Pentagon is deliberating whether to directly strike Houthi rebel military targets in Yemen in response to the Iranian-backed militia’s escalating attacks on military and commercial shipping in the Red Sea.

Biden administration officials told Semafor they’re increasingly concerned that the Houthis, and their sponsors in Tehran, are trying to undermine global maritime trade, both to undercut trade to Israel and to raise the costs to the U.S. and its allies for supporting the Jewish state’s now 11-week war in Gaza against the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Already, some global shipping lines are diverting their cargo traffic away from the Red Sea and Suez Canal to routes circling the Horn of Africa, which significantly increases transit times and costs.

But U.S. officials say they’re weighing a strike on the Houthis against their fears of potentially fueling a broader war against Iran and its proxies. Biden administration officials have repeatedly said their priority is keep the Middle East conflict solely focused on backing Israel’s campaign to dislodge Hamas from its base in Gaza, though they haven’t ruled out more aggressive military operations. Iranian-backed militias have also launched dozens of attacks on U.S. military bases in Iraq and Syria over the past two months.

“As we’ve demonstrated in the past… our military will not hesitate to take action where we deem it necessary and appropriate, including to protect against actions in the maritime domain that could threaten our troops,” Pentagon spokesman Gen. Patrick Ryder said in Washington this week in reference to the Houthi attacks.

U.S. and allied forces have intercepted Houthi missiles and attack drones in recent weeks that the Pentagon believes were targeting Israel. The Yemeni army has vowed to militarily back Hamas following its October 7 attack on Israel. And the Houthis have widened their campaign to target commercial ships that the militia alleges were heading towards Israeli ports.

On Tuesday, the Houthis struck a Norwegian-flagged tanker, the Strinda, with a cruise missile. Last month, they seized a cargo ship allegedly partly owned by an Israeli businessman and took its 25-person crew captive. “If Gaza does not receive the food and medicine it needs, all ships in the Red Sea bound for Israeli ports, regardless of their nationality, will become a target for our armed forces,” Houthi spokesman Yehia Sareea told Yemeni television this week.

The U.S. has deployed two carrier strike groups to the Mideast since early October and has the assets to target Houthi missile batteries and radar systems inside Yemen. But so far, the Pentagon has stood down due to these fears of escalation, according to U.S. officials. The U.S. hasn’t directly attacked Houthi military positions in Yemen since 2016, when the Pentagon destroyed one of the militia’s coastal radar installations using Tomahawk missiles in response to attacks on U.S. naval ships.

The Pentagon’s deliberations on the Houthis are occurring as U.S. officials seek to widen the numbers of countries participating in a maritime coalition, called Combined Task Force 153, which is charged with policing the Middle East’s key waterways and choke points — including the Straits of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb strait.


https://www.semafor.com/article/12/.../2023/us-is-considering-striking-yemeni-group

 

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Lucas Tomlinson
@LucasFoxNews

Florida-based USS The Sullivans, a guided-missile destroyer, entered the Mediterranean Sea earlier today: 6th Fleet

7:04 AM · Dec 17, 2023
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Ryan Chan 陳家翹
@ryankakiuchan
Three US destroyers entered Mediterranean Sea via Strait of Gibraltar recently.

USS Laboon (DDG-58): Dec. 11
USS Delbert D. Black (DDG-119): Dec. 14
USS The Sullivans (DDG-68): Dec. 17

US officials would not comment on if they are heading to Red Sea.

Houthis launch more attacks in Red Sea as US warships head to region

The increased deployments of ships and Houthi attacks come as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is slated to travel to the Middle East next week.

politico.com

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1736374734051221910

View: https://twitter.com/ryankakiuchan/status/1736374734051221910?s=20

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Ian Ellis
@ianellisjones
Must read from @vtchakarova


“You need to understand that we are witnessing a bifurcation of the Global System - that means that Iran with the backing of China and Russia could now establish a control over one of the key global choke points in Bab al-Mandab.”

https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1736547675435057409?s=20

 

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Ian Ellis
@ianellisjones
10. Somali pirates back again

Bulk carrier M/V Ruen was en route from Singapore when Somali pirates hijacked it on Thursday. Experts fear a possible Houthi alliance.

In Nov, Somalis attempted to board M/V Central Park but were thwarted & arrested by the US Navy. cc @johnkonrad

 

[Housecarl]

Trent Telenko
@TrentTelenko

The not yet fielded USN Constellation-class FFG is in this lane with the Hunter.

It has too few guns for assault drone swarms & it doesn't rock the radar w/enough long VLS cells to stop ASBM's that China is proliferating to world naval choke points via Iran.

World's Changed
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And this new world requires the USN to field DD Tenders to forward reload it's surface combatants, complete with a new missile launch system that allows it to be done underway.

Port side is no longer safe from long range (1.200km) drone swarms.

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There’s several different guided 57MM rounds being offered by different manufacturers. And the FFG should be able to carry over a thousand of them.

Northrop Grumman to Develop New Guided Ammunition for the US Navy

PLYMOUTH, Minn. – Oct. 4, 2023 – The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) a development contract for the company’s newly designed 57mm guided high explosive ammunition. Designated for use with the Mk110 Naval Gun Mount, the...

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BAE Announces New Guided Projectile for 57mm Naval Gun - Defense Daily

BAE Systems on April 13 debuted the design of a new guided projectile that can be fired from its 57mm Mk 110 naval gun system.The company believes it can

defensedaily.com

7:13 PM · Dec 16, 2023
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Current circumstances also easily lean to the procurement of something along the lines of the proposed BMD/"Arsenal Ship" based upon the hull of the San Antonio Class LPD.

https://i0.wp.com/intercepts.defensenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/BMD-ship-003-130408-SeaAirSpace-HII-Lisa-Nova-Scotia-2012-64211.jpg

https://i0.wp.com/intercepts.defensenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/BMD-ship-005-130408-SeaAirSpace-HII-Lisa-Nova-Scotia-2012-64411.jpg

https://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/BMD-Ship-Coverage-Final.jpg

 

[Housecarl]

Ian Ellis
@ianellisjones
10. Somali pirates back again

Bulk carrier M/V Ruen was en route from Singapore when Somali pirates hijacked it on Thursday. Experts fear a possible Houthi alliance.

In Nov, Somalis attempted to board M/V Central Park but were thwarted & arrested by the US Navy. cc @johnkonrad

The only way this is going to stop is the spilling of a lot of blood, and not just that of the "useful idiots".

 

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[Housecarl]

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I'm sorry. I'm only speaking the criminally sad truth of it all.

 

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I know you are.

 

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Ian Ellis
@ianellisjones

*If* the U.S. was going to strike the Houthis, I imagine you would see:

- Carrier strike group moving toward Yemen
- Amphibious ready group moving toward Yemen
- Senior U.S. officials meeting Middle East allies
- Forming an international coalition/task force

Guess what...

 

[Vegas321]

Not only do you have a SSGN in the region. You most likely have 2 SSBN's.
That is a lot of firepower. Add in bases in the ME. With bombers on stand by.
The Navy alone, could give a lot of hurt.

 

[Housecarl]

Not only do you have a SSGN in the region. You most likely have 2 SSBN's.
That is a lot of firepower. Add in bases in the ME. With bombers on stand by.
The Navy alone, could give a lot of hurt.

IMHO those TLAMs are better used against Iran proper. The Houthi are better addressed by BUFF. That begs the question as to the reasons why the Saudi/GCC air campaign was as "effective" as it was?

 

[night driver]

It's too ****ing late. Unless we are moving some prodigiously heavy hitters with AWESOME CWIS capabilities (Like "Metal Storm" was SUPPOSED to be able to work). OR unless we are moving some SURPRISE boats like the ones my Brother helped spec up at Marquette, which won't be SHIPS for another 3 years, if lucky. DDX is what I mean. AT LEAST they picked a known frame.

The only thing that decreases the blood would be AUDACIOUS work from Kurila. The only guy AUDACIOUS ENOUGH would be Fox Fallon, and HE is on some damn BEACH somewhere.

I don't see a bloodless way to do this. Oh, yeah, I see A WAY through this but it ain't gonna be PRETTY, with a LOT of kids' blood spilled in the ME, and a LOT of blood here on OUR Sovereign Shores. And once again we WILL be praising "From the Halls of Montezuma to the Shores of Tripoli (and beyond)".

Holders of Flags will be suck starting pistols in response to what we --- YOU AND ME --- are going to experience WAY too soon.


Be DANGED CAREFUL to have a Holy and Merry Christmas (If the bastards let us go that far).[I SO pray to be WRONG]

And if you celebrate the Yule, select a properly special log and make your feasting as Merry as the Season allows.


The storm clouds are no longer JUST over the horizon. Y'all don't need a Weatherman to tell which way the Wind blows, NOR do you need a Weatherman to identify THOSE clouds on the horizon.

Peace and Love.

Stand READY!!

May the Lord honor thy RIGHTEOUS sacrifices and may the Gods set up a few new tables in the Celebration Hal of Valhalla.
Tarry NOT too long at Fiddlers' Green.

Meet me in Valhalla, I'll be wearing the Meade Moustache.

 

[Housecarl]

It's too ****ing late. Unless we are moving some prodigiously heavy hitters with AWESOME CWIS capabilities (Like "Metal Storm" was SUPPOSED to be able to work). OR unless we are moving some SURPRISE boats like the ones my Brother helped spec up at Marquette, which won't be SHIPS for another 3 years, if lucky. DDX is what I mean. AT LEAST they picked a known frame.

The only thing that decreases the blood would be AUDACIOUS work from Kurila. The only guy AUDACIOUS ENOUGH would be Fox Fallon, and HE is on some damn BEACH somewhere.

I don't see a bloodless way to do this. Oh, yeah, I see A WAY through this but it ain't gonna be PRETTY, with a LOT of kids' blood spilled in the ME, and a LOT of blood here on OUR Sovereign Shores. And once again we WILL be praising "From the Halls of Montezuma to the Shores of Tripoli (and beyond)".

Holders of Flags will be suck starting pistols in response to what we --- YOU AND ME --- are going to experience WAY too soon.


Be DANGED CAREFUL to have a Holy and Merry Christmas (If the bastards let us go that far).[I SO pray to be WRONG]

And if you celebrate the Yule, select a properly special log and make your feasting as Merry as the Season allows.


The storm clouds are no longer JUST over the horizon. Y'all don't need a Weatherman to tell which way the Wind blows, NOR do you need a Weatherman to identify THOSE clouds on the horizon.

Peace and Love.

Stand READY!!

May the Lord honor thy RIGHTEOUS sacrifices and may the Gods set up a few new tables in the Celebration Hal of Valhalla.
Tarry NOT too long at Fiddlers' Green.

Meet me in Valhalla, I'll be wearing the Meade Moustache.

Yeah, the area is as much of a shooting gallery for today's weapons as the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. Those BMD ships should have been in the works years ago. Heck, they were talking about using LPD hulls for this role for literally decades and two ship classes ago.

 

[danielboon]

EndGameWW3 reposted







United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO)

@UK_MTO
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UKMTO WARNING 014/DEC/2023 ATTACK - INCIDENT 14 UPDATE 01 Warnings - 2023 (http://ukmto.org) #MaritimeSecurity #MarSec

 

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OSINTdefender
@sentdefender

U.S. Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin has Officially Announced today the beginning of “Operation Prosperity Guardian” in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, which will involve a Multinational Maritime Coalition of at least 10 Countries including the United States,United Kingdom, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain who will address Security Challenges in the Region while ensuring Freedom of Navigation.

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defense.gov
Statement from Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on Ensuring Freedom of Navigation
~2 minutes

The recent escalation in reckless Houthi attacks originating from Yemen threatens the free flow of commerce, endangers innocent mariners, and violates international law. The Red Sea is a critical waterway that has been essential to freedom of navigation and a major commercial corridor that facilitates international trade. Countries that seek to uphold the foundational principle of freedom of navigation must come together to tackle the challenge posed by this non-state actor launching ballistic missiles and uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) at merchant vessels from many nations lawfully transiting international waters.

This is an international challenge that demands collective action. Therefore, today I am announcing the establishment of Operation Prosperity Guardian, an important new multinational security initiative under the umbrella of the Combined Maritime Forces and the leadership of its Task Force 153, which focuses on security in the Red Sea.

Operation Prosperity Guardian is bringing together multiple countries to include the United Kingdom, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain, to jointly address security challenges in the southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, with the goal of ensuring freedom of navigation for all countries and bolstering regional security and prosperity.

Iran Observer
@IranObserver0
️BREAKING

According to US officials, the anti-Yemen coalition "Operation Prosperity Guardian" will be similar to Task Force 153.

The members of Task Force 153 are

United States
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Israel
France
Italy
Germany
United Kingdom
Turkey
Jordan
Bahrain
Oman
Qatar

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Iran Observer
@IranObserver0
️BREAKING

The US will announce a coalition called "Operation Prosperity Guardian" to deter and attack the Houthis

Ansarullah has responded by declaring that it is ready to fight this most honourable battle in history with 2 million troops and the destruction of Western ships and their bases in the region

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1736338889453764719

View: https://twitter.com/IranObserver0/status/1736338889453764719?s=20

 

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Saul Sadka
@Saul_Sadka

Well, that's it. Another Iranian proxy has managed to get itself destroyed. The Middle East is deconflicting itself one terrorist organization at a time. Next, Hezbollah, and the Iran only has its missiles.

 

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looks like they lost at least one other from their initial claims, as well eh...at least, publicly..
Iran Observer
@IranObserver0

️BREAKING

USA announced the start of Operation Prosperity Guardian

USA together with multiple countries including the UK, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain will try to safeguard the Red Sea

UAE and Saudi rejected US proposal to go against Yemen

 

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U.S. Central Command
@CENTCOM

On December 18, at approximately 9:00 (Sanaa time), there were two Houthi militant attacks against commercial shipping in the Southern Red Sea.

The chemical/oil tanker motor vessel SWAN ATLANTIC was attacked by a one-way attack drone and an anti-ship ballistic missile launched from a Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen. The Cayman Islands flagged SWAN ATLANTIC reported impact on the vessel and requested assistance, the USS CARNEY (CCG 64), the closest U.S. warship, responded to assess damage.

At approximately the same time, the bulk cargo ship M/V CLARA reported an explosion in the water near their location. This attack is separate from the attack on the M/V SWAN ATLANTIC. There was no request for support or report of damage.

There were no injuries reported during either incident.

 

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Shashank Joshi
@shashj

Bloomberg: 'The UAE is pushing for military action and wants the US to re-designate the Houthis as “terrorists”...Riyadh, in contrast, supports a more measured approach, fearing that any belligerence will provoke the Houthis to become even more aggressive'

 

[summerthyme]

Shashank Joshi
@shashj

Bloomberg: 'The UAE is pushing for military action and wants the US to re-designate the Houthis as “terrorists”...Riyadh, in contrast, supports a more measured approach, fearing that any belligerence will provoke the Houthis to become even more aggressive'

By definition, proving the UAE's beliefs!!

Summerthyme

 

[Mushroom]

I don't know anything about the weaponry on the deployed ships in the region but wouldn't an EMP device take out the drones? If not that then that fancy machine gun that shoots fast that they use to take out the fancy Russian missiles work cheaper than the million dollar missiles? Just inquiring out of ignorance of weapons systems.

ETA: Some of those chaff bombs that they used to take out the power lines in Bagdad? Wouldn't they mess up the propellers and take down a wave of drones?
See what happens when I go to sleep? I get weird thoughts.

 

[desertvet2]

Load an isreali flagged cargo ship with a f#$% ton of boom and remotely pilot it next to their shore line....let em shoot.

 

[danielboon]

U.S. Central Command
@CENTCOM

On December 18, at approximately 9:00 (Sanaa time), there were two Houthi militant attacks against commercial shipping in the Southern Red Sea.

The chemical/oil tanker motor vessel SWAN ATLANTIC was attacked by a one-way attack drone and an anti-ship ballistic missile launched from a Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen. The Cayman Islands flagged SWAN ATLANTIC reported impact on the vessel and requested assistance, the USS CARNEY (CCG 64), the closest U.S. warship, responded to assess damage.

At approximately the same time, the bulk cargo ship M/V CLARA reported an explosion in the water near their location. This attack is separate from the attack on the M/V SWAN ATLANTIC. There was no request for support or report of damage.

There were no injuries reported during either incident.

Waiting for a black swan event

 

[jward]

Intelschizo
@Schizointel
18DEC2023 updated map of warships operating in Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aden, Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea.

Updates:

USS Indianapolis transited the Straight of Hormuz now in the Gulf of Oman.

ESPS Victoria (F-82) is continuing to follow the hijacked MV Ruen yet to be rescued from pirates.

Ike CSG Now 188 KM South East of BAM.

Batman ARG sailing south in the Red Sea.

INS Mormugao (D-67) turned south after following MV Ruen and now operating just outside the Gulf of Aden

In the Gulf of Aqaba and North Red Sea
1x Sa'ar 4.5 Corvette
Up to 3x Sa'ar 5 Corvettes
1x Sa'ar 6 Corvette

Does not include all ships under Combined Maritime Force such as CTF 150, CTF 151, CTF 152, CTF 153, Updated all sources used

 

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Iran Observer
@IranObserver0
️BREAKING

After Norway joined US-led alliance against Yemen

Norwegian Wilhelmsen shipping and logistics company halted its activities in the Red Sea

Wilhelmsen is ranked among the top 10 global shipping companies by fleet size and revenue.

 

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Iran Observer
@IranObserver0
Iranian analyst:

The much-anticipated US naval coalition against Yemen was expected have Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt on board, but ended up with the mighty Seychelles and Bahrain, as well as its usual Western clients.

None of Yemen's neighbours wanted to risk a war with the Ansarullah (houthis) for the sake of the US.

This is a clear sign of US isolation.

 

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[jward]

Clash Report
@clashreport
22m

Commander of IRGC Navy announces the formation of a Basij naval unit, which will “carry out missions on vessels armed with rockets”, and has 55,000 forces with 33,000 vessels in the Persian Gulf.

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Sami Hamdi سامي الهاشمي الحامدي
@SALHACHIMI

#SaudiArabia+#UAE refuse to join new US coalition against Houthis in Red Sea to avoid being seen to be 'protecting Israel' and to avoid provoking the Houthis into firing missiles at them... But they have shoved hapless Bahrain into the alliance as an apologetic gesture to #Israel