US sinks 3 Houthi rebel boats, now Iran sends warship to Red Sea, tensions rise

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Tel Aviv, January 2, 2024, Tuesday

The Iran-backed Houthi rebel group, which supports Hamas in the war between Israel and Hamas, is wreaking havoc in the Red Sea.

The US has deployed its warships in the area to stop the Houthi group targeting merchant ships with drones and missiles, but the situation in the Red Sea could be boiling over in the coming days. Because on Sunday America attacked the Houthi group and after that Iran's warship has reached the Red Sea and due to this, the possibility of a confrontation between the American warship and Iran's warship has increased.

On Sunday, Houthi fighters tried to board a cargo ship near Yemen. Houthi rebels boarded four boats and approached the ship. The ship then called for help. As a result, a helicopter from the American aircraft carrier Eisenhower Strike Force came to the aid of this cargo ship. Which had destroyed three boats. 10 rebels are believed to have died in the US strike. When the rebels in a boat escaped.

After this incident, Iran's warship has now entered the Red Sea and the Iranian media has also supported this. However, Iran says that since 2009, Iranian ships have been patrolling the Red Sea to protect merchant ships.