'Easy target': Yemen warns 4th US carrier within reach
A senior Yemeni official has warned the United States against further aggression against the Arab country, vowing that Yemeni forces can easily destroy American warships near Yemeni waters.
Mohammad Ali al-Houthi, a member of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council, made the remarks during an address in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, on Tuesday.
He was responding to the US military's announcement of deploying a fourth aircraft carrier to Yemen and stockpiling ammunition for potential strikes.
“Take lessons from the three carriers that already left Yemeni waters. Their withdrawals are documented, influenced by Yemeni armed forces, drone strikes, missile attacks, and naval operations,” he said, referring to repeated attacks by Yemeni forces on American warships in the region.
Those strikes, carried out in response to British-American aggression against Yemen, led to the withdrawal of three American aircraft carriers: the USS Abraham Lincoln, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, and the USS Theodore Roosevelt.
Earlier this week, the US military announced it was sending USS Harry S. Truman to replace the previous carriers.
“If this [fourth] carrier does not leave and instead remains to safeguard US shores, it will become an easy target for our armed forces. The Yemeni people are not intimidated by your capabilities,” Houthi stated.
The Yemeni official emphasized that the Yemeni military has demonstrated its ability to operate far beyond coastal boundaries.
“Our forces can target any naval presence in the Red Sea from land, without relying on direct sea access,” he said.
He also issued a warning to Saudi Arabia, urging them to “rein in the Americans from targeting Yemen, or American interests across the Middle East will be struck.”
“For us, there are no red lines. Any American interest, if necessary, will be targeted and attacked at the appropriate time. Do not expect leniency or regret.”
‘Yemen does not fear Israel’
Houthi also addressed threats by Israeli officials, who claimed the regime has long arms and could deal severe blows to Yemen, asserting that Yemen is far beyond Israel’s reach.
“The Jewish community, including those who once lived in Yemen, knows well that Yemenis differ profoundly from the Arab normalizers you may encounter,” he said.
He stressed that Yemen does not fear the Zionist regime, dismissing Israeli threats as “mere bluster from those who do not understand Yemen’s resilience, bravery, and power.”
The Yemeni official reiterated that Yemen’s operations are unrestricted.
“This is not mere psychological warfare; Yemen’s approach is based on action before words, as emphasized by our leader. We do not issue empty statements but confirm the capability and resolve of the Yemeni Armed Forces.”
Over the past year, Yemen has conducted hundreds of operations against Israeli-linked ships in waters near Yemen and the occupied territories. The country has also launched numerous attacks on US warships and Western-linked vessels in the region in retaliation for Western airstrikes on Yemen in support of Israel.
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