The majority of vessels have rerouted around Africa, which has prolonged shipping times globally by weeks.
“The minute the Houthis say we’ll stop shooting at your ships, we’ll stop shooting at your drones,” stated Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth bluntly in mid-March.
This campaign will be relentless until its conclusion. “This was a message to Iran: don’t keep supporting them,
Because then you will also be responsible for what they are doing in attacking Navy ships and attacking global shipping,”
Said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, echoing the administration’s message to Tehran. In a videotaped speech last month,
Houthi commander Abdul Malik al-Houthi retaliated,saying that if the strikes continue, he will continue to target U.S. ships:
“This aggression will not go without response and our Yemeni armed forces are ready to answer escalation with further escalation.”
