Two ballistic missiles were fired from Houthi rebel-controlled Yemen toward a US warship in the Gulf of Aden, after the US Navy responded to a distress call from a commercial tanker that had been seized by armed individuals, the US military said Sunday.
Two ballistic missiles were fired from Houthi rebel-controlled Yemen toward a US warship in the Gulf of Aden, after the US Navy responded to a distress call from a commercial tanker that had been seized by armed individuals, the US military said Sunday.
The tanker, identified as the Central Park, had been carrying a cargo of phosphoric acid when its crew called for help that “they were under attack from an unknown entity,” the US Central Command said in a statement.
The USS Mason, a guided-missile destroyer, and allied ships from a counter-piracy task force that operates in the Gulf of Aden and off the coast of Somalia responded to the call for help and “demanded release of the vessel” upon arrival, Central Command said.
“Subsequently, five armed individuals debarked the ship and attempted to flee via their small boat,” said the statement posted on social media platform X.
Yup, what the heck is going on there.
There's this one comment about how the U.S got technologically surpassed and I'm just thinking "even if it's true, they have nukes. Who will ever test them??"
Isn’t there two types of missiles? The distinction matters, why would you assume it’s intercontinental based off of the type of missile? Cruise or ballistic can both be intercontinental.
It just means they follow a ballistic trajectory instead of direct fire like a tow missile.
It doesn't really matter no, they're just trying to make it sound scary. You gotta remember like half or more of the population won't know that and don't have the critical thinking to look it up.
Fun fact in this case it's a ballistic and a cruise missile. Likely a sayyad version of the qud missile which is itself likely a recased version of an Iranian missile.
the high angle of attack reduces opportunity for intercept by all but the most advanced and expensive systems. it may seem counterintuitive, but we're not dealing with 1960s ballistic missiles, we can now guide during terminal descent.
I wonder if conservatives are gonna run with this story and make the Houthis the next Supervillain Of The Month, or just slap the “rebel” tag on them and forget about it.
Well conservative have no idea what is going on. If they say the Houthi are bad then they cannot complain about Obama bombing them. If they say the are not bad, then Israil will be upset.
The Houthis are an Iranian proxy. The smart conservatives will know this and will incorporate it into their vilification efforts. The stupid ones don't need anything like a reason or a plausible excuse.
Before anyone makes the obvious joke, it’s important to remember that yes, there ARE smart conservatives. Folks like me are used to making fun of MAGAts and their ilk, but don’t underestimate the conservatives higher up.
Two ballistic missiles were fired from Houthi rebel-controlled Yemen toward a US warship in the Gulf of Aden, after the US Navy responded to a distress call from a commercial tanker that had been seized by armed individuals, the US military said Sunday.
The USS Mason, a guided-missile destroyer, and allied ships from a counter-piracy task force that operates in the Gulf of Aden and off the coast of Somalia responded to the call for help and “demanded release of the vessel” upon arrival, Central Command said.
“Subsequently, five armed individuals debarked the ship and attempted to flee via their small boat,” said the statement posted on social media platform X.
Hours later, at 1:41 a.m. local time on Monday morning, two ballistic missiles were fired from areas controlled by Houthi rebels in Yemen “toward the general location” of the USS Mason and Central Park, the statement said.
A statement from Zodiac Maritime, which manages the Central Park, said Sunday the Liberian-flagged chemical tanker was safe “and all of the crew, the vessel, and cargo are unharmed.”
“We will continue to work with allies and partners to ensure the safety and security of international shipping lanes,” Kurilla said.
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All because Israel, that country is as much of an ally as Pakistan. Edit: For those that don't know, the US was responding to the high jacking of a tanker owned by an Israeli billionaire. Israeli billionaires are using our military assets to protect their business
Well we have been selling arms to the Saudis for a proxy war that by now has led to the starvation death of children numbered at almost 100,000. Atleast it was around 70,000 a few years ago. So it must be more now
Yeah, death to America on their flag and all that. I'm talking about US presence in the sea. And that tanker is owned by a billionaire Israeli family business. Israel is using US as their personal police on top of the foreign aid they already receive, I'm fucking sick of it.