Huthi attacks in the Red Sea: EU marine use starts under pressure!

The US government under President Donald Trump has once again classified the Houthi militia in Yemen as a foreign terrorist organization, which is considered, among other things, in response to its attack on the US military and merchant ships in the Middle East. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that this decision will result in serious sanctions. As early as January 2024, compromising attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea, which prominently serves as a shipping route, reported on the Huthi's. The USA and Great Britain reacted with air strikes to Huthi positions in Yemen, which aimed at rockets and radar technology. Several people were killed, as Deutschlandfunk reported.

The Huthis, a Shiite military movement in the Civil Warfarfield Yemen, carry out their attacks on the grounds that they support Hamas in the Gaza Strip. This military aggressiveness aims to destabilize the international Seehandel, which has already led to a significant increase in detours for merchant ships. Among other things, a significant part of the shipping is now bypassing the Red Sea, regarding the Suez Canal, a large part of the commercial traffic is flowing worldwide. Based on this threat, the European Union and Germany also started military operations in the Red Sea to protect merchant ships, such as OE24 reported. The frigate, which is equipped with modern aircraft systems, has already warded off attacks by the Huthis.

geopolitical tensions tighten

The Huthi conflict is involved in international political tensions, since the group is also part of the Iranian zone of influence in the Middle East. Iran has granted military support to Huthi's and there is a "convergence of interests" in relation to its goals. Experts fear that the Huthis tried to position themselves as an important actor in resistance to Israel, which consolidates their support in the Arab world. While the international pressure on the Huthis is increasing, its military capacity has strengthened, with an estimated 200,000 fighters and a variety of war machines.