Two US Navy SEALs have gone missing in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia during a mission to seize an alleged Iranian weapons shipment bound for the Houthis in Yemen, US Central Command said on Tuesday.
One SEAL fell into the water while attempting to board the small boat, known as a dhow, and a second SEAL jumped in to rescue him, but both are still missing. US military officials have said search and rescue operations are continuing in the Gulf of Aden.
The incident occurred around the time the US and Britain launched airstrikes across Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, which significantly escalated the situation in the region. The Houthis have not backed down and are now targeting US commercial shipping and continuing to target Israel-linked shipping over the onslaught in Gaza.
CENTCOM claimed Iranian-made missile components were found on the dhow and sank the boat. As for the 14 crewmembers who were onboard, CENTCOM said their “disposition” is being “determined in accordance with international law.” CENTCOM said it was the “first seizure of advanced Iranian-manufactured ballistic missile and cruise missile components by the US Navy since November 2019.”
Iran supports the Houthis politically but has always denied arming the Zaydi Shia group, which governs Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, and the territory where the majority of Yemenis live.
The US has helped a Saudi/UAE-led coalition blockade Yemen since 2015 in the name of preventing weapons shipments to the Houthis, but the siege contributed to the mass starvation of Yemenis. According to the UN, the US-backed war on the Houthis killed at least 377,000 people between 2015 and 2022. More than half died due to starvation and disease caused by the blockade and brutal bombing campaign.
The blockade has been eased since the Saudis and the Houthis reached a ceasefire in April 2022. The Saudis have distanced themselves from the recent US anti-Houthi operations and still appear ready to sign a lasting peace deal with the Houthis.
Is the US going to avenge the death of these two? Will the US not stop until all the Houthis were eliminated ? Or whoever was responsible?
377,000 dead from bombing and starvation?
They’re sound pretty avanged already
No genocide though..
That was before the recent incident. The US never counted the numbers.
We do, then put a match to it………….
I had no idea of the number of people murdered in Yemen, mostly from starvation. Now, Israel is attempting to do the same with Palestinians. Is the USA ever on the wrong side, is Israel ever on the wrong side? Why is the world allowing Genocide? Is it OK for Russia to try and do the same in Ukraine? For China to do it in Taiwan, etc. The USA, Israel, EU, have no moral ground to stand on, when the tables are turned. It’s like a game, to see which Sadist can inflict the most harm. Why are we sacrificing our soldiers for Israel?
“Why are we sacrificing our soldiers for Israel?”
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374531508/theisraellobbyandusforeignpolicy
So…did they sink the boat with the seals on it? Then all of the people onboard on missing too. Something sounds off. Were they sinking the boat after the seals were lost? Was it sinking when the seal jumped on?
It’s a doctored event by Pentagon which is never good at it…!
It sounds weird.
From the varied coverage I’ve seen, it appears that the SEALs were lost during the initial boarding. The rest of the team took control of the dhow, took the crew into custody, searched it and allegedly found the contraband, which they either did or didn’t seize — can’t tell. Then they sunk the dhow.
So, what happened to the SEALs? Can’t tell about that, either. Presumably they were trained in boarding procedures, were strong, experienced swimmers, and were surely wearing some sort of flotation aids. And it’s hard to imagine that rescuing them wouldn’t have been the primary task as soon as they were known to be in trouble.
Yeah, sounds weird.
A movie script in the making, ranking right up there with Black Hawk Down.
The boat looks weird. Very frightening. Filled with weapons and anti-Seal defense gear. Menacing. /s
I know. It’s downright “cute”.
Two US Navy SEALs Missing After US Seized Alleged Iranian Weapons Shipment to the Houthis
wow trying to equate 2 navy seals who probably ran off and set up shop somewhere in the far-east with “Iranian weapons shipment to Houthis”
you can not make this shit up…. except that you just did, didn’t you.
hey when uncle sam/shmuell finally manages to get away with bombing Iran, you can pretend to justify it with “Iranian weapons shipments to Houthis”.
i have had it up to ‘here’ with uncle sam/shmuell apologists.
“One SEAL fell into the water”
He was pushed.