US-British Strikes on Yemen Seek to Provoke Wider War with Iran

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US-British Strikes on Yemen Seek to Provoke Wider War with Iran
The New Atlas
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-US-British strikes on Yemen have predictably only escalated regional tensions;

-Yemen has been targeted for years not only by US-British backed Saudi air and missile strikes, but also a multi-year, Saudi-led ground invasion, neither of which impacted Ansar Allah's military capabilities;

- US-British strikes on Yemen have only made passage through the Red Sea more dangerous, delaying by many months the possibility of commercial shipping returning to the route;

- US policy papers have laid out the ultimate objective for the region is removing Iran as a competitor through regime change using covert action within Iran while undermining Iranian allies across the region;

- Rather than attempting to de escalate and stabilize the region, it is clear the US is determined to do exactly the opposite, ultimately hoping to draw Iran into a direct confrontation;

References:

NEO - US-British Attacks on Yemen a Portent for Wider War (January 16, 2024):
https://journal-neo.su/2024/01/16/us-...
CNN - US and UK carry out strikes against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen (January 12, 2024):
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/01/11/po...
NY Times - Army Special Forces Secretly Help Saudis Combat Threat From Yemen Rebels (2018):
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/03/us...
Guardian - ‘The Saudis couldn’t do it without us’: the UK’s true role in Yemen’s deadly war (2019):
https://www.theguardian.com/world/201...
Vox - The US may still be helping Saudi Arabia in the Yemen war after all (2021):
https://www.vox.com/2021/4/27/2240357...
Euronews Business - Red Sea trade route still months away from safety, says Maersk boss (January 12, 2024):
https://www.euronews.com/business/202...
BBC - Biden says US strikes on Houthis in Yemen have not stopped Red Sea attacks (January 19, 2024):
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-can...
Reuters - US personnel suffer minor injuries in Iraq base attack: U.S. official (January 21, 2024):
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-pers...
Defense News - Patriot missile defense systems now active in Iraq, say US officials (April 2020):
https://www.defensenews.com/land/2020...

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