Houthi: US aircraft carriers not worth the money after Yemeni ops

The leader of the resistance movement Ansarullah of Yemen has praised the country’s naval units for maritime operations against Israeli-linked vessels in the Red Sea.

“Battle in the Red Sea has attested the fact that US aircraft carriers are an obsolete weapons system, and are not worth spending money on,” Abdul-Malik al-Houthi said in a televised speech broadcast live from the Yemeni capital Sana’a on Thursday afternoon.

He said the US Navy vessels dread Yemeni Armed Forces’ homegrown ballistic missiles, kamikaze drones as well as unmanned surface vehicles, and that American military officials themselves acknowledge that Yemeni operations are efficient.

“US attempts to Yemeni maritime operations are ineffective, and have so far failed to produce any promising results. Americans have come to realize the extent of the Yemeni Armed Forces’ military might,” Houthi said.

“Achievements made by Yemeni Armed Forces are coming to light day by day,” the Ansarullah chief said.

“Yemeni forces are employing more anti-ship ballistic missiles with pinpoint accuracy.”

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Houthi said Yemeni naval forces have conducted multiple pro-Palestine operations in waters off the coast of the country this week, and that the US and its Western allies have escalated their missiles strikes against Yemen.

The Ansarullah chief underscored that Americans are trying to involve others in their aggression against Yemen, and are trying to persuade other countries to open up their airspace for attacks against the Arab nation.

Last month, US officials ordered the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, the aircraft carrier leading America’s response to Yemen’s operations, to return home after a twice-extended tour.

The Eisenhower had repeatedly been targeted by the Yemeni forces during its time in the Red Sea. On the day of its return, a Yemeni military spokesman claimed another attack on the carrier.

Despite months of US-led airstrikes, Yemeni forces have continued their operations, drawing from an arsenal of increasingly advanced weapons to attack Israeli, US and UK vessels in and around the Red Sea.

Arab states must blacklist Israel as terrorist entity

Elsewhere in his remarks, the Ansarullah leader called on Arab states to designate the occupying Tel Aviv regime as a terrorist entity.

“While Arab governments classify [the Lebanese resistance movement] Hezbollah as a terrorist entity and the Arab League had maintained the designation until very recently, they are reluctant to blacklist the Zionist enemy despite its terrible crimes,” Houthi stated.

“Conspiracies against Hezbollah are doomed to failure as the resistance movement continues its operations against Israel wholeheartedly.” 

Houthi lauded the operations by Gaza-based Palestinian resistance fighters as highly effective, stating that the attacks have exhausted the Zionist enemy.

“Israeli military forces are caught in a never-ending cycle of failures in the Gaza Strip,” the Ansarullah leader said.

He said apathy towards the plight of Gaza is something Israel is heavily counting on as it seeks normalization of ties with Arab countries.

“What is taking place in Palestinian territories is a full-scale massacre, and there is no justification for overlooking the process. Despite these horrendous crimes, Arab regimes have closed their eyes to the state of affairs in Gaza. They designate Hezbollah a terrorist organization instead,” Houthi said.

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The Ansarullah leader also stated that Arab countries have no willpower in order to take practical measures and stop Israeli atrocities against Palestinians, emphasizing that most of the victims of the ongoing genocide in Gaza are women and children.

He warned Arab countries about playing into the hands of Washington and the Tel Aviv regime, emphasizing that assistance to the US and Israel will constitute an act of betrayal to Palestinians and the Palestinian cause.

“Some Arab regimes are supporting Israel by intercepting the missiles launched from Yemen. Muslims need to exercise due vigilance in the face of the US, Israeli and European propaganda machine.

“Muslims must strive to take practical measures concerning Israeli crimes against Palestinians,” Houthi said.

Israel is using starvation as a weapon of genocide against Palestinians, and thousands of children in Gaza are threatened by death due to malnutrition and lack of nutritional supplements, he said.

Houthi also condemned the occupying regime’s deliberate starvation campaign against Palestinian prisoners.

Biden, Trump vying with each over loyalty to Israel

The Ansarullah leader said the US administration fully supports the crimes of Israel, and that President Joe Biden brags about Washington’s unqualified support for the Tel Aviv regime.

“Americans are viewed as accomplices and advocates of Israel in all these crimes. The US has stooped to a new low level of dishonor, where it is trying to cover up Israel’s brutal aggression in Gaza,” he said.

Houthi also pointed to the chaotic US presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, stating that the two contenders vied with one another during the show to prove their stronger loyalty to Israel.

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