Iranian ship convoy moves toward Yemen, alarming US officials

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Iranian ship moves toward YemenU.S. military officials are concerned that Iran’s support for Houthi rebels in Yemen could spark a confrontation with Saudi Arabia and plunge the region into sectarian war.

Iran is sending an armada of seven to nine ships — some with weapons — toward Yemen in a potential attempt to resupply the Shia Houthi rebels, according to two U.S. defense officials.

Officials fear the move could lead to a showdown with the U.S. or other members of a Saudi-led coalition, which is enforcing a naval blockade of Yemen and is conducting its fourth week of airstrikes against the Houthis.

Iran sent a destroyer and another vessel to waters near Yemen last week but said it was part of a routine counter-piracy mission.

What’s unusual about the new deployment, which set out this week, is that the Iranians are not trying to conceal it, officials said. Instead, they appear to be trying to “communicate it” to the U.S. and its allies in the Gulf.
The Hill

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4 responses to “Iranian ship convoy moves toward Yemen, alarming US officials”

  1. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    They will have to wait until the backlog from a ship-collision is cleared. :-)))

  2. Patience2 Avatar
    Patience2

    Arrange them in a good position for ‘sinkability’. You know, ‘deep water’.

  3. If the Saudi and Egypt have a naval blockade, how do they expect they can dock in Yemen and unload weapons to their Houthi brothers that they apparently say they don’t supply. This will be an interesting confrontation if Iran feels it can just sail right through the blockade like it is nobodies business. This will also make or break Iranian navy projected power.

    1. i feel it’s the first time that Iran is buffled. It’s the first time someone forced it to abandon it’s sneaky clever forign policy and forces them to confront their adversary…now they have to worry about not pissing off turkey and Pakistan as well.
      i believe Egypt will drown those ships if they go in and I believe Iran will be kicked from Yemman with it’s tail between it’s legs this time.
      have no Idea how events will unfold in Iraq and Syria

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