According to the report, officials of the twenty have already turned up in Moscow. Although Russian weapons have not yet been deployed in the Red Sea, this does not mean that they have not already been delivered to Yemen via Iranian smuggling routes, provided that the delivery has indeed been approved by the Kremlin.
The White House secretly contacted Moscow about the matter put pressure on the Russian government in the interest of, don’t send rockets to Houthi rebels in Yemen. The trial was conducted through a third country.
The top U.S. commander in the Middle East previously warned Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that current military operations could not deter the Houthis from attacking shipping in the Red Sea, and “urged a broader approach”.
According to a government official Central Command was asked to prepare a broader list of potential targets. Other US officials, including the head of the Central Command, General Erik Kurilla
they recommend bombing the larger Husi weapons depots and major strategic targets and eliminating their leaders.
The White House had previously given limited authorization for strike measurements against the missile launchers and drone stations in Huz, however, the Command restricts the narrow range of maneuvers, and they believe that the security of shipping in the Red Sea can only be established with a wide-scale operation.
Telling the military to ensure freedom of navigation but expecting them to just defend is not going to work. It’s all about protecting ships without affecting the root cause
a US official said.
So far, at least 30 ships have been damaged in the attacks of the 20s, and two have sunk.
Analysts told the Wall Street Journal that the Russians are threatening to send anti-ship missiles to the 20 to dissuade the Washington administration from taking further steps to help Kiev. Such a step would be, for example, the deployment of ATACMS on Russian territory.
A new threat in the Middle East is the possibility that Yemeni rebels may receive advanced Russian missiles.
Russian anti-ship weapons would represent a leap in quality and would further increase the existing maritime threat
– said Behnam Ben Taleblu, senior staff member of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies think tank.
The British Middle East Eye, last month leaked that Russia had previously considered delivering anti-ship cruise missiles to the 20 but the Saudis then successfully dissuaded the Moscow government from this.
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