Iran-backed Houthis preparing for long war with US in Red Sea, Bloomberg

It is reported that the Yemen-based group is strengthening its military and defense capabilities to continue attacking ships in the important waterway.

According to the sources, the Houthis are strengthening mountain shelters for safer and more effective missile launches and are testing unmanned vessels above and below water.

Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia, which borders Yemen and has been at war with the Houthis for most of the past decade, is particularly concerned that the Houthis could damage key Internet cables that run along the seabed.

At the same time, the publication notes that there is currently no suggestion of such a plan or that the Houthis have the means to implement it.

Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea

Since November of last year, attacks by the Yemeni Houthis on commercial vessels connected to Israel have continued in the Red Sea. In January, the terrorist group struck the biggest blow. The US and British militaries repulsed the attack in the Red Sea.

In early January, the United States and Britain launched powerful strikes on targets associated with the Houthis in Yemen. This was in response to the Houthis' constant attacks on civilian vessels in the Red Sea.

On January 28, it was reported that a Houthi drone attacked a British warship in the Red Sea, and the very next day the Yemeni Houthis reported that they allegedly attacked an American destroyer. However, the Pentagon denied the militants' statement.

Already on February 7, the Houthis launched 6 anti-ship ballistic missiles from the territory of Yemen in the direction of two commercial vessels in the southern part of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. They did not damage the ships, and one of the missiles was intercepted and shot down by the US military.

And on February 21, the Ukrainians attacked an American ship carrying humanitarian aid.