The USS Gerald Ford was mocked online for ‘fleeing Iran’s unstoppable hypersonic missile threat’, while Iran’s Alborz warship entered the Red Sea.. .
from thefreeonline info by SETH J. FRANTZMAN / Maritime-Executive / Al Mayadeen English / REUTERS JANUARY 1, 2024
Reports on December 31 that the USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier is heading out of the Mediterranean is also raising eyebrows in Iran and the region. The Saga Of The Navy’s Newest Problem-Plagued Carrier continues as it is called home despite the Gaza emergency.
Two U.S. Navy Amphibs Leave Red Sea Despite Houthi Attacks on Shipping The two U.S. Navy amphibs that were deployed to the Red Sea to deter Iranian-allied Houthi rebels have now been withdrawn . On Thursday, USS Bataan and USS Carter Hall – two-thirds of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) – transited north through the Suez Canal.
USS Bataan and USS Carter Hall flee Red Sea despite US naval blockade
Iranian warships have been operating in the region “to secure shipping lanes since 2009,” Tasnim said.
Iranian-backed groups have not reduced their attacks in the Middle East. On the opposite, pro-Iranian media sought to highlight how the attacks are increasing.
Al-Mayadeen media, which is pro-Iran, claimed that there were attacks targeting Al-Asad based in Iraq and Shaddadi in Syria, two places where US forces are located. The US is in Syria and Iraq to help defeat ISIS.
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US-led coalition in Red Sea to be considered enemy targets: .. Yemen’s Sanaa Parliament has put out a resounding statement in response to the American aggression on Yemeni Navy assets on Sunday….read report here
The story about the US carrier leaving the region was covered in Al-Mayadeen media.read report here
Advanced Iranian destroyer enters Red Sea via Bab el-Mandab Strait.. The warship Alborz is part of Group 94 of the Navy and is equipped with long-range cruise missiles, as reported by Mehr News Agency.
Towards that end, Iranian Tasnim ran a long interview about the role of Qasem Soleimani in the region. Although the interview is ostensibly about Soleimani, who was killed in January 2020 by the US, the report examines recent details about the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen targeting ships and Palestinian terror groups targeting Israel.
Iran’s Alborz warship has passed through the Bab al-Mandab Strait and entered the Red Sea, the country’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Monday.
Iranian warships have been operating in the region “to secure shipping lanes since 2009,” Tasnim said.
Aircraft carriers operating in the region
The article details questions about US aircraft carriers in the region. There were two carriers in the region, the Eisenhower and Ford.
The US had sent the second carrier after the October 7 attack to deter Hezbollah and others from escalating attacks.
The Iranian regime’s view is that these naval assets have not been able to prevent the Houthis in Yemen from continuing attacks on ships. However, a US helicopter destroyed three small Houthi boats over the weekend, indicating that the Houthis are taking losses.
Meanwhile, Iran’s Foreign Ministry has stressed that the recent killing of IRGC officer Razi Mousavi in Syria is not a setback for Iran. Iran has had an outpouring of funeral events for the top IRGC leader who was killed in an Israeli airstrike last week, linked to the anniversary events lamenting the US killing of Soleimani.. Soleimani’s impact on Al-Aqsa Flood can’t go unnoticed: Hamas official // Soleimani’s legacy: Resilience of Axis of Resistance in the region
Iran has blamed Israel. Iran’s foreign ministry is spinning this as being an incident that won’t stop Iran’s projects in the region. The Iranian foreign ministry also stressed that Iran-Egypt ties are improving. This could have negative implications because Iran backs Hamas in Gaza, which borders Egypt.
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