Red Sea: Do US-UK strikes on Houthis in Yemen signal step closer to wider conflict?

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The Coalition air strikes came after repeated warnings to the houthis opening an unexpected new front in the Middle East we said very loud and clear there would be consequences and last night there were for weeks commercial ships passing through the Red Sea have come under attack houthi militants say

They’re targeting any vessel with links to Israel in solidarity with the Palestinian people global trade is upended as cargo ships steer clear the US and UK call their air strikes an act of self-defense I think the impetus is mostly economic because we’ve seen shipping rates for containers

Go up 50% and we’ve seen most companies just decide not to go through the Suz and the Red Sea back by Iran the houthi sit on one side of a ceasefire in Yemen’s long running Civil War which could be derailed by the air strikes and may not cause the militants to change

Course in the Red Sea warns Canada’s former ambassador to Saudi Arabia it feeds their n artive that they’re standing up against the West if it escalates even further they become the victims they get International International sympathy they’ve played this card many times over the year the risk of retaliation remains High the

Houthis insist American and British interests in the region are now legitimate targets Washington and London say they will not hesitate to take further action if needed our aim is very clear it’s to deescalate tensions and to restore stability to the region this is a piece of The Wider conflict

The US had been so desperate to avoid it is not the direct conflict with Iran that still looms as a possibility States across the Gulf region are now on high alert calling for restraint from all sides Jackson prco Global News Washington

In the Middle East, tensions are escalating beyond the crisis in Gaza, after a series of joint British-American strikes on Houthi rebels late Thursday — retaliation to the Iran-backed group’s attacks on ships travelling in the Red Sea since November.

According to U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, missiles and aircraft struck 60 targets in 16 locations: a combination of Houthi air defence systems, logistical hubs, and facilities storing drones and weapons.

As Jackson Proskow reports, the strikes possibly signal another concerning step to a wider conflict in the region — one that many had feared for months.

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  1. Seems like there is no shortage of events that could turn the world into a big meat grinder once again. This one has it written in big letters…western nations do seem to be bleeding out financhally, not a lot of love towards governing bodies with the high cost of living, low morale…etc.
    Heard there was a recruiting problem as well for the armed forces amidst other issues. Thinking those whom are enemies of the west have ears and eyes on matters abroad akin to the vietnam era..probably figure now is good a time as any to turn up the heat so to speak. Fuel exports, imports..other goods/services flowing in and out of that region, well… " yeah." Here we go again is how it looks..but who knows? Years of events like this.
    However, seems certian powers have common interests like north korea, russia, china, iran.. etc..
    A conflict in this region would certianly aid in their efforts no doubt…and put a shunt into an already difficult situation for many out here.

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    Mark 1:15
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    Luke 3:8-14
    Psalm 1 and 15

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  4. Most Gulf countries do not want the war to spread to their countries, because the Gulf countries themselves are still having to solve many domestic economic problems. So in the end it is certain that the war only spread to Houthis and Hezbollah soldiers.

  5. Well, the good news is when the US and UK are hungry for oil to fight these wars with the oil producing Middle Eastern nations, Trudeau will be there to enact environmental legislation preventing Alberta from selling their oil outside Canada.

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    Ya Canada isn't so great now is it? how is that superior universal health care that we always brag about? Like we are some sort of superior country or something ? please…

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