US Vice President JD Vance stated in a press briefing on Saturday: “The era of American dominance over the seas, skies, and space is now over, and the United States and its military must adapt.”
Speaking at a graduation ceremony for a class of the US Naval Academy, Vance added: “We entered Yemen with a clear diplomatic objective—not to entangle our forces in a prolonged conflict with a non-state actor.”
He emphasized that US military leadership must learn to adapt to a world where cheap drones and readily available cruise missiles can inflict damage on our assets and troops.
The American magazine “National Interest” reported that the agreement to halt aggression against Yemen, announced by criminal Trump, represents a shameful military defeat for the US.
The magazine noted that US armed forces suffered several embarrassing tactical defeats during the aggression against Yemen, including a near-fatal encounter for an F-35 stealth fighter in Yemeni airspace—despite its fifth-generation stealth technology.
In a major strategic miscalculation, the Trump administration’s military campaign against Yemen in early 2025, meant to crush the Yemeni Armed Forces and assert US dominance in the Red Sea, ended in costly failure.
Initially designed as an extended, multi-phase operation involving airstrikes, targeted assassinations, and even a potential ground invasion, the campaign faltered within weeks. Despite deploying advanced aircraft, carrier groups, and billions of dollars’ worth of weaponry, the US failed to gain air superiority or disrupt Yemeni resistance, which downed multiple drones and continued maritime attacks unabated
Washington’s sudden halt of the campaign, without consulting Israel, coincided with a dramatic escalation: a Yemeni ballistic missile strike on Lod Airport in occupied Jaffa and the loss of a $67 million fighter jet. The administration announced a ceasefire mediated by Oman, effectively acknowledging Yemen’s resilience and deterrent power.
