US EditionSecond US carrier deployed to Red Sea, Trump expands fight against Houthis
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed orders on Thursday to extend the deployment of the USS Harry S. Truman and direct the USS Carl Vinson to the Middle East, where it is expected to arrive early next month.
- This action occurs against the backdrop of Houthi rebel attacks on merchant vessels between November 2023 and January of this year, resulting in over 100 attacks, the sinking of two vessels, and the deaths of four sailors.
- The USS Carl Vinson, previously operating in the Pacific, will have its deployment extended by three months, joining the USS Harry S. Truman to create a two-carrier strike group presence in the region.
- Maintaining two carrier strike groups, a rare move, aims to bolster the U.S. Campaign against the Iran-backed Houthis and serves as a message of deterrence to both the Houthis and Iran.
- Under President Trump, the U.S.
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The US Sun
The SunUS masses B-2 stealth bombers near Houthi killzone days after Yemen strikes
THE US has dispatched B-2 stealth bombers loaded with 125 tonnes of explosives to a British island. The bombs were were deployed to the Brit territory near a Houthi stronghold just days after Donald Trump ordered deadly strikes in Yemen and threatened “hell will rain down”. X @visegrad24The US has moved at least five B-2 stealth bombers to Diego Garcia[/caption] ReutersThe bombers can hold around 25 tonnes of bombs each[/caption] This comes just…
Deutsche Welle
focus.deWhere are the American air raids in Yemen leading?
The Huthi are again attacking international shipping, US President Trump is again bombing targets in Yemen. One consequence seems clear already now: the humanitarian situation in the country is likely to continue to worsen.
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