On July 27, 2025, local time, Colonel Yahya Salih, a spokesperson for the Yemeni Houthi armed forces, announced that the Yemeni Houthi armed forces had entered the fourth phase of its maritime blockade against Israel, and that the Yemeni Houthi armed forces had fully upgraded their shipping blockade policy against Israel. The scope of the Yemeni Houthi armed forces' attacks had expanded to all foreign shipping companies that had business dealings with Israel, including all merchant ships. The attacks were not limited to any specific sea area; any ship discovered by the Yemeni Houthi armed forces would be considered an attack target regardless of nationality. The blockade in the Gaza region was still ongoing. In essence, it was not the Yemeni Houthi armed forces that had escalated the situation, but rather the Israeli authorities who refused to cease fire, refused mediation, and refused to lift the blockade on the Gaza region. Faced with Israel and American hegemony, the Yemeni Houthi armed forces have become the only tough guy in the Middle East. The U.S. Navy has 11 aircraft carriers, right? Why isn't it free sailing now? How come the world police don't help Israel anymore? It seems that the Yemeni Houthi armed forces are really trying to drag the U.S. military into a ground war.

CCTV News screenshot from July 28

Colonel Yahya Salih, a spokesperson for the Yemeni Houthi armed forces, again pressured Israel

According to the Israeli side, the economic damage caused by the Yemeni Houthi armed forces' maritime blockade against Israel is far greater than the losses acknowledged by the Israeli authorities. The blockade by the Yemeni Houthi armed forces is not only closing the Red Sea route to Israel, but also directly leading to the bankruptcy of Eilat port in Israel, and affecting trade between Israel and the entire Far East, including trade between Israel and the rest of the world.

The Yemeni Houthi armed forces received counterfeit C-802 anti-ship missiles provided by Iran

The weapons and missiles of the Yemeni Houthi armed forces are mostly funded by Iran. The West is now weak and can't win no matter what. After so many counterinsurgency operations, this is how it is. The current approach of the West is too dependent on intelligence. Once there's no intelligence, they're completely blind and can only bomb randomly. Indeed, secrecy is the key to winning. If the Yemeni Houthi armed forces could smuggle a few hypersonic anti-ship missiles, the U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier battle groups would never dare to go there again.

The Yemeni Houthi armed forces released footage of sinking the Greek dry cargo ship "Magic Ocean" flying the Liberian flag in the Red Sea.

Looking at the current situation, it is very likely that the U.S. President Trump, the U.S. authorities, will tear up the "non-aggression treaty" signed with the Yemeni Houthi armed forces. The U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier battle groups and the U.S. Air Force's B-2 stealth bomber units may be ready to strike the Yemeni Houthi armed forces. The advantage of the aircraft carrier is to suddenly emerge from deep sea, strike and run away. However, the narrowness of the Red Sea makes it difficult for the U.S. Navy to conduct surprise attacks on the Yemeni Houthi armed forces, and instead easily gets locked down by the Yemeni Houthi armed forces' anti-ship ballistic missiles, anti-ship cruise missiles, and suicide drones. In most cases, the killing power of anti-ship missiles is not as good as torpedoes. The Yemeni Houthi armed forces are well aware of this, and they know that damaging the underwater parts of aircraft carriers, warships, and large vessels causes the greatest damage. Therefore, the Yemeni Houthi armed forces have been vigorously developing semi-submersible assault boats, unmanned suicide boats, and unmanned submersibles, which are all effective tools for attacking the waterline.

The Yemeni Houthi armed forces' combat achievements against aerial targets of the U.S. military, UAE, and Saudi Arabia

If the U.S. Air Force re-enters the conflict, it will face a large number of air defense cruise missiles targeting low-speed targets and old-style air defense missiles and modified air-to-air missiles for high-speed targets, as well as advanced air defense missile parts transported by Iran and assembled by the Yemeni Houthi armed forces themselves. To strike U.S. stealth fighters, first, infrared detection, second, radar devices. Stealth planes are better at hiding when facing forward, but worse when facing the rear or sides. The U.S. F-35 fighter jets, due to their multi-purpose design, have made too many compromises in their shape. Don't underestimate the ability of the Yemeni Houthi armed forces to make things themselves. The Yemeni Houthi armed forces' air defense strategy is very important.

The U.S. Navy Truman aircraft carrier has been attacked multiple times by the Yemeni Houthi armed forces.

On July 15, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution related to the Red Sea. China's permanent representative to the United Nations emphasized that the Security Council resolution should not be misinterpreted or abused, and the sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity of Yemen should be respected. According to media reports, the Security Council on July 15 passed Resolution 2787 with 12 votes in favor, zero votes against, and 3 votes abstained, requiring monthly reporting to the Security Council on the Yemeni Houthi armed forces' attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea, with information continuing until January 15, 2026.

Chinese ship owners and Chinese company ships will continue to safely pass through the Red Sea

Information about the Strait of Mandeb still shows that many ships have information such as: Chinese crew members, Chinese ship owners, Chinese ships, Chinese enterprises, and Chinese crew members on board.

Algeria, China, and Russia cast abstention votes. China's position is clear: the U.S., UK, and Western countries will only add fuel to the fire. Although China does not approve of the Yemeni Houthi armed forces' unrestricted ship attacks, all the reasons stem from the U.S., Israel, and Western countries waging wars in the Middle East, including a full-scale war on Yemen. Obviously, the Yemeni Houthi armed forces have been thoroughly enraged by the UN Security Council's resolution on the Red Sea, and China, along with Algeria and Russia, has cast the critical abstention vote. China has realized that the war will escalate, so it has already issued a warning to the Security Council in advance.

The Yemeni Houthi armed forces launched the Palestinian-2 hypersonic missile towards Israel

The Yemeni Houthi armed forces are also aware that, in the United Nations Security Council, the only ones who support them are China and Russia. Although the Yemeni Houthi armed forces have expanded the range of their ship attacks, ships with Chinese nationalities and those flying the Five-Star Red Flag, and Russian ships flying the Russian flag, can still safely sail through the Red Sea. Currently, after sinking two万吨 (ten thousand tons) of large ships, the Yemeni Houthi armed forces have not shown much activity. After all, sinking large ships requires a lot of anti-ship missiles, suicide drones, mines, and unmanned suicide boats. The Yemeni Houthi armed forces issuing such warnings is more like saying: the Red Sea, this street, will be controlled by me from now on. At present, in the entire Arab region, only the Yemeni Houthi armed forces have real vision, broad-mindedness, goals, beliefs, and practical actions.

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