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U.S. airstrikes on Houthi-held areas of Yemen killed at least 31 and injured 101, according to the Houthi health ministry.

The strikes followed renewed Houthi attacks on shipping, which they say are in response to Israel’s blockade of Gaza.

A Houthi spokesperson vowed retaliation, stating, “Our response will not be delayed.” Trump warned Iran to stop supporting the Houthis, while Iran distanced itself from the group.

The conflict has disrupted Red Sea shipping, prompting the U.S. to redesignate the Houthis as a terrorist organization earlier this month.

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[–] x00z@lemmy.world 39 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Oh I remember this episode.

  1. attack middle eastern nations
  2. middle eastern nations can not match strength of the US
  3. eventually middle eastern uses terrorism to show that you should not mess with them
  4. terrorism allows for authoritarian power grab in US
  5. ???
  6. profit
[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 12 points 8 hours ago
  1. Spend 22 trillion dollars occupying a country and achieving noting. Then leave.
  2. profit (for the military industrial complex)
[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago

that's too slow. Marshal law by end of week after the invasion of Mexico.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 14 points 16 hours ago

What, participating in one genocide isn't enough for Trump? Now he has to join Bonesaw's one against the Yemenis too?

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 17 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Houthis the leaders of the free world. What a timeline.

[–] elatedCatfish@lemm.ee 2 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Ah yes, one of Iran’s proxies - leaders of the free world and gender apartheid /s

Ffs people…

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

Yes, the people standing up to genocide.

Say some words about headscarves and trans people while America and Israel are actively massacring the very people you are pretending to defend.. You must care so much about them.

[–] elatedCatfish@lemm.ee -1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

It’s a lot less simple than you’re trying to make it out to be. I don’t support what Israel and the US are doing either, for your information.

Just don’t see how Iran or any of their proxies should be idolized considering their longstanding abuse of human rights among even just their own.

They do much worse than just put women in headscarves, if you’re not aware.

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

It is a lot simper than you are trying to make it out to be. People hold a country of people who are victim of the previous genocide and is now standing up to a new one to an impossibly high standard, while the country genociding all over the world is never held to the same standard.

The only reason it is not black and white because it is brown and white.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world -4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

America bad therefore... 🙄

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 9 points 8 hours ago

America and Israel are conducting a genocide. Therefore the people risking their lives to stand up to America and Israel are better than America.

[–] DaveyRocket@lemmy.world 37 points 1 day ago (11 children)

I wonder how long the world is going to be okay with America using deadly violence in the Middle East as a way to mask and deflect from domestic turmoil? At least our “coalition of the willing (to commit war crimes)” is getting smaller.

[–] robbinhood@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

ehhh.... fuck it, let's earn some downvotes.

I'm really not going to lose sleep over a group that intentionally targets civilian ships staffed, with you know, innocent civilians.

Trump sucks. But Iran's upper leadership also sucks, and they're funding this.

[–] smol_beans@lemmy.world 27 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

It's hilarious that your name is Robin Hood but you're completely against imposing a blockade to stop a genocide

[–] robbinhood@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (2 children)

Did Robin Hood go out and pepper innocent people with arrows? Was that the moral of the story?

Most ship crew members come from neutral developing countries, such as the Philippines. Maybe their lives don't mean much to you, but they mean a lot to me. Sorry, I'm never going to condone attacking innocent civilians.

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world -1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Do you think they are civilian vessels operated by mom and pop shops? They are owned by those innocent billionaires Robin loved so much.

Boats have been warned not to travel through the Red Sea until Israel lifts its illegal blockade on Gaza.

[–] robbinhood@lemmy.world 0 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

What does any of that have to do with with the workers on the boats? Most of whom come from developing countries and are just trying to feed their families?

Astounding.

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 0 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

Most of whom come from developing countries and are just trying to feed their families?

Shame billionaires are using those workers as human shields and send them through a blockade. Those millions in lost revenue must affect only the poor worker and not the owner of the ship.

[–] robbinhood@lemmy.world 0 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

Yeah, and it's a shame that people, especially from developing countries, are forced into these situations due to economic realities.

Stop mentioning the billionaires. They are not important in this conversation. They are not on the the ships, and the only impact these events have on them is pushing up insurance prices and other costs but even that is a drop in the bucket.

And stop acting like you're some sort of hero. Given your position, I highly doubt you actually care any more about these workers then then billionaires. Both you and them seem to be looking at 'em as disposable.

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 1 points 30 minutes ago* (last edited 29 minutes ago)

Stop mentioning the billionaires. They are not important in this conversation.

They are the people with influence in the governments committing genocides. They are also the people primarily being impacted. They and the insurance companies. And the consumers. And Western people do not care about anything unless it costs them money

In the wise words of Mohammed Al Kurd:

You can’t protest peacefully. You can’t boycott. You can’t hunger strike. You can’t hijack planes. You can’t block traffic. You can’t throw Molotovs. You can’t self-immolate. You can’t heckle politicians. You can’t march. You can’t riot. You can’t dissent. You just can’t be.

[–] smol_beans@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (3 children)

Robin Hood committed crimes to help people in need. What's worse? Taking cargo vessels and holding their crew ransom or genociding millions of people? Fighting evil is usually ugly, if playing nice was effective we wouldn't be here

[–] robbinhood@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago

yeah, robin hood wasn't out attacking innocent people.

We're all the heroes in our own story but you're sitting here trying to defend attacking innocent civilians. I hope some day you're able to realize how messed up that is.

[–] JacksonLamb@lemmy.world -1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

holding their crew ransom

You seem to have hallucinated a Disney movie version of events.

If you want to be pro Houthi attacks in the Red Sea that's your prerogative, but don't tell yourself bedtime stories about how that particular conflict is playing out.

[–] dutchkimble@lemy.lol 0 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

They didn't hold the crew ransom, they blew them up with missiles and caused such a huge turmoil in supply chains that the cost of shipping went up by shitloads and affected the livelihoods of workers all across the world and affected cost of goods for consumers all over the world

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 12 points 23 hours ago (4 children)

That's just how blockades work; what else do you want them to do?

[–] robbinhood@lemmy.world -5 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

well, I dunno, maybe not blockade?

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 12 points 22 hours ago

Uh... You do know why they're imposing a blockade right?

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