To deter Houthi strikes in Red Sea, US must turn from defense to offense

To deter Houthi strikes in Red Sea, US must turn from defense to offense
To deter Houthi strikes in Red Sea, US must turn from defense to offense

Two senior commanders of US naval forces in the Middle East as well as an expert from JINSA argue the US must hit Houthi targets in Yemen to deter that group and other Iran-backed forces from widening the current conflict.

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Near Iran, U.S. Hosts Huge Persian Gulf Wargame; 35 Ships, 41 Countries

Near Iran, U.S. Hosts Huge Persian Gulf Wargame; 35 Ships, 41 Countries
Near Iran, U.S. Hosts Huge Persian Gulf Wargame; 35 Ships, 41 Countries

Just nine months after hosting the biggest multinational mine-warfare exercises “ever” to be held in and around the Persian Gulf, the Navy’s 5th Fleet and its foreign partners outdid themselves with a second, even larger wargame. More than 20 nations participated in September’s International Mine Counter-Measures Exercise 2012, collaborating against fictional ecoterrorists whose capabilities were suspiciously…

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