Friday, November 22

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How We Deterred Iran in the Gulf Last Time
26Dec By adminNo Comments
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How We Deterred Iran in the Gulf Last Time

“We’re not in an armed conflict with the Houthis,” deputy Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh recently stressed, and “part of why we are in the region is to bolster our deterrence.”Such words aren’t assuring for our Navy ships in the Red Sea, which have been fending off missiles and attack drones fired by the Iran-backed rebels for the past several months. Yes, the Navy’s boast in an Army-Navy Game day video that one of our destroyers is 22-0 against Houthi fire is impressive and a testament to the skill of our Navy crews. But if the scoreboard flips to 100-1, Americans will demand to know why Iran didn’t feel all that deterred by our naval deployments and why our sailors were injured or killed. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c...
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The Houthi Assault on Global Shipping
17Dec By adminNo Comments
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The Houthi Assault on Global Shipping

The press is reporting that the Biden Administration is contemplating the use of military force in response to continuing attacks on commercial shipping by the Houthi militia in Yemen. It’s about time. The Houthi missile attacks pose the most significant threat to global shipping in decades, and they will continue unless a global coalition unites to stop them.The USS Carney, a destroyer operating in the Red Sea, shot down no fewer than 14 attack drones launched from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen on Saturday. A British warship shot down a Houthi drone after it was dispatched to the region to protect commercial ships. This follows weeks of similar attacks that U.S. warships have felt obliged to intercept to protect themselves and other ships.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, I...
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About Those Non-Terrorist Houthis – WSJ
4Dec By adminNo Comments
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About Those Non-Terrorist Houthis – WSJ

Iran’s proxies continue to threaten U.S. assets in the Middle East, and the latest effort comes from the Houthi militia in Yemen. On Sunday the Houthis opened fire on commercial ships in the Red Sea, and a U.S. warship had to respond in self-defense.U.S. Central Command said in a tweet on Sunday that the USS Carney responded to distress calls from commercial ships, while tracking attacks on three different commercial vessels. The Carney, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, shot down two drones in self-defense. No one was injured.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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U.S. Destroyer, Commercial Vessels Attacked by Drones, Missiles in Red Sea
3Dec By adminNo Comments
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U.S. Destroyer, Commercial Vessels Attacked by Drones, Missiles in Red Sea

Updated Dec. 3, 2023 2:40 pm ETA U.S. destroyer and several commercial ships operating in the Red Sea came under drone and ballistic missile attacks, a U.S. defense official said Sunday, marking the most significant escalation of a weekslong military attack on ships operating in those waters. The USS Carney, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, struck a drone that was “in the direction of the ship” and launched from a Houthi-controlled part of Yemen, the official said. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Ukraine Damages Russian Cruise Missile Carrier In Latest Strike On Crimea
5Nov By adminNo Comments
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Ukraine Damages Russian Cruise Missile Carrier In Latest Strike On Crimea

Moscow said a Ukrainian strike had damaged a Russian ship moored in occupied Crimea, the latest sign that Ukraine’s stepped-up attacks are dealing further blows to the Russian Navy. Russia’s statement came after Ukraine’s Air Force on Saturday said it had launched cruise missiles at a shipbuilding facility in Kerch, in east Crimea, that had damaged one of Russia’s most modern cruise missile carriers. The hit to the ship came as Ukraine’s top military commanders describe the battlefield situation as a stalemate.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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U.S. Deploys Missile Defenses to Middle East Following Recent Attacks
22Oct By adminNo Comments
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U.S. Deploys Missile Defenses to Middle East Following Recent Attacks

Oct. 21, 2023 11:40 pm ETWASHINGTON—The U.S. has deployed an anti-ballistic missile defense system and several Patriot missile battalions to the Middle East, the Pentagon said, days after U.S. bases and a U.S. warship came under drone attack.The attacks on a base in Syria and at least three in Iraq, plus the interception of missiles and drones by a U.S. missile-guided destroyer in the Red Sea over the past week raised fears that the fighting between Israel and Gaza-based Hamas militants could expand into a regional conflict.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Ukrainian Tactics Put Russia on the Defensive in the Black Sea
20Sep By adminNo Comments
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Ukrainian Tactics Put Russia on the Defensive in the Black Sea

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