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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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[–] Doorbook@lemmy.world 1 points 3 minutes ago

I like how people say “Eat the rich” and “attack and vandalize musk product” and also the “boycott usa product” But then “i am with trump on this, houthies shouldnt attack ships because it affect economy”

Houthies this time stood for what they believe in “if you blockade aid to enter gaza, we will continue blockade on international goods through the red sea”

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 49 points 21 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 20 points 14 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 20 hours ago

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

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 15 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] cabb@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 hour ago

The US has been selling weapons to Saudi Arabia for a long time and hasn't stopped even with the genocide in Yemen starting in 2014. There are 3 Presidents that are complicit in this, so he isn't really joining the genocide just ramping up US involvement.

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 17 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] elatedCatfish@lemm.ee 4 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

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

Ffs people…

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 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 7 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 0 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] elatedCatfish@lemm.ee 3 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

So… you’re just cool with the whole gender apartheid thing? Islam and Christianity need to go with both - the world would be a lot better off

It should go without saying, obviously genocide is awful and I don’t support that.

Edit: and not partaking in gender apartheid doesn’t sound like too crazy of a standard to hold a society to with its own people…

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 0 points 19 minutes ago* (last edited 17 minutes ago) (1 children)

Watch out the pinkwashining brigade has arrived.

Tad hard to take le epic atheism seriously when secularism is at its umpteenth genocide since its prominence on the world stage.

The Houthis are risking their lives to stop a genocide and somehow you believe people will take you seriously if you tell them that they are not good enough to do so?

[–] elatedCatfish@lemm.ee 1 points 8 minutes ago

Said by the person that seems to look up to Iran and their buddies lol dude you whack

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[–] DaveyRocket@lemmy.world 36 points 1 day ago (40 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.

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