US Intensifies Airstrikes against Houthis
On 17th March 2025, the United States escalated military operations against Houthi targets in Yemen, conducting intensified airstrikes aimed at degrading the group's capabilities to launch missile and drone attacks in the Red Sea region.
- This action represents a significant expansion of US military involvement in the ongoing maritime security crisis.
- Yemen occupies a critical geopolitical location at the southern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, with borders along Saudi Arabia (north) and Oman (east).
- The country controls key maritime passages with its coastline along the Red Sea (west), Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, and Guardafui Channel (south).
- The Bab el-Mandeb Strait between Yemen and ....
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