The United States admitted that one of its destroyers was attacked more than once during its final transit through Bab al-Mandab Strait.
US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz told CBS News: “The Yemenis have advanced cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and some of the most advanced air defenses.”
Waltz added, “For everyone to understand the impact, the last time one of our destroyers passed through the Bab al-Mandab Strait, it was attacked 23 times.”
He continued, “The Yemenis have forced 75% of our US-flagged cargo to go around the southern coast of Africa instead of passing through the Suez Canal.”
This confirms Yemen’s success in imposing control over the territorial waters of the Red and Arabian Seas and its impressive ability to prevent the passage of ships linked to the Zionist entity.
The leader of the revolution, Sayyed Abdulmalik al-Houthi, announced that the maritime ban would include the United States as long as it continued its aggression against Yemen.
He added, “We will meet escalation with escalation, and this aggression will not achieve its goal of undermining our country’s military capabilities.”
He stressed that the aircraft carrier and American warships would be a target.
