What a weird article leaving out very key information of the tanker being an israeli vessel
This video with too loud background music does a lot better a job of explaining what happened https://youtu.be/-VOF2v9cogI?si=V7Vm33fBIIBi5-Yb
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The comments on that video are mental
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??"
Way to sensationalize, just call it a missile no need to evoke the thought of an icbm.
It's probably a sayyad anti ship missile, ciws would murder them things unless mass fired which they don't have the resources for.
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.
"If a shitty home-made missile's engine fails half way through flight then technically it's ballistic from that point on." - shitty reporter.
It's if homemade it's probably unguided which makes it a rocket or rocket assisted mortar.
Balistic missles are not an ideal antiship weapon.
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.
You or I would take those things into account, but remember: conservatives are extremely comfortable with hypocrisy.
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.
They'll just bring up Hunter's laptop, Clinton's emails, and some form of "Border crisis" down south.
don't forget about the border crisis up north.
did you hear about the massive terrorist attack on the northern border that wasnt totally just a sad, and tragic car accident?
“The missiles landed in the Gulf of Aden approximately ten nautical miles from the ships,"
Yeah... Not concerned at all.
B13... miss.
The US navy are just overreacting to extreme fishing.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
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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