The leader of the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallahassured today that the recent bombings of USA against positions of the Shiite rebels Houthis in it Yemen harm security in the Red Sea and they will convert the strategic sea route “on a battlefield”.
“American aggression will harm the security of maritime navigation in the Red Seawhich will become a battlefield, and this is stupidity in itself”Nasrallah said in a televised speech.
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The leader of the armed movement, ally of Iranwarned that recent American and British bombings against insurgents in the Yemen will cause “continued attacks on Israeli ships” and against any vessel heading to a port of Israelas already stated by the Houthis.
In this sense, he pointed out that the Yemeni insurgents, also supported by Tehranwill not be deterred by these attacks and added that “If the Americans believe that Yemen will retreat after the aggression, then they are wrong”.
Likewise, he assured that the Houthi attacks against commercial vessels and warships in the Red Sea, as well as their response to the bombings, are actions decided by the insurgents themselves and not by Iran, as denounced by the American president, Joe Biden.
“The Yemeni response is decided by the Yemenis, and Biden and his Administration are wrong to send messages to Iran and threaten it regarding Yemen”Nasrallah asserted.
The Hezbollah leader stated that the Houthi attacks on cargo ships and oil tankers in the Red Sea “have dealt a severe blow to the economy” from Israel, although much of Israel’s imports arrive through the Mediterranean Sea.
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USA and the United Kingdom They launched 73 bombings early Friday morning against thirty military positions of the Houthis in Yemen in retaliation for their attacks and the severe disruptions in the strategic route, through which around 15% of global maritime trade transits.
The next day, the US launched more limited action against radar systems used by the insurgents, who have promised to respond to this “assault” and have declared a “open war” against the Americans.
Hezbollah, the Houthis and the pro-Iran militias of Iraq They are part of the informal alliance Resistance Axisled by Iran, and that since the outbreak of the war in Gaza Strip has carried out actions against Israel and US military positions in middle East.