YEMEN: US 'DEFENSE' OR PROVOCATION?
📰 THE STORY: Al-Monitor reports that Yemen's Houthis are hinting at Red Sea attacks as a US aircraft carrier (accompanied by guided missile destroyers) enters Gulf waters. The story implies rising US-Iran tensions are the backdrop for potential Houthi 'aggression' against shipping. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: What this article conveniently omits is the 8-year Saudi-led
war on Yemen, launched in 2015 with full US and UK support (arms, intelligence, logistical aid). That conflict killed hundreds of thousands, created the world's worst humanitarian crisis, and was ignited by the Saudi-UAE coalition to reinstall a US-friendly puppet government. The Houthis, as they are often termed (Ansar Allah, officially), were and remain a primary resistance force against this
invasion. Their current actions in the Red Sea directly respond to the 2023-24 genocide in Gaza, targeting vessels linked to the Israeli regime or heading to its ports – a measure of solidarity that has disrupted global shipping and exposed the hypocrisy of 'freedom of navigation' when applied selectively. Double Standard: The US military presence in the Gulf, deploying an aircraft carrier strike
group and destroyers, is framed as a response to 'tensions' or to 'protect shipping.' Yet, when Cuba (1962), Vietnam (1964), or Iran (currently) deployed defensive military assets to their own, or international, waters, it was always painted as 'provocation' or 'aggression'. The US, operating thousands of miles from its borders, is not 'defending' its territory; it is projecting power. Its