A merchant vessel sailing in the southern Red Sea was struck by a land-based cruise missile fired from Houthi-controlled Yemen, according to a U.S. official.

Lmao. People claimed the Houthi declaration that they would interdict Israeli ships made no sense because they lacked anti ship missiles.

  • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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    11 months ago

    a normal missile is an anti-ship missile

    I imagine there's some amount of optimization for range, ordinance, and targeting. Its not like they're just firing fancy self-propelled RPGs.

    also its funny the yemenis have for like over 2 weeks say and proved they will stop any ship crossing the red see if they want and for some reason the israeli merchant ships still try to sneak pass them

    Nothing more Israeli than not taking a threat seriously, then screaming and crying and playing the victim when you've stepped squarely into the shit. But also, it isn't like they have a ton of alternatives. The Red Sea is the primary route by which traffic flows into the Mediterranean. That's why the Suez is so vital to regional commerce.