[tcrlaf]

IMO, it seems that the combination of the Saudi’s unable to trust there own green ground troops to fight, plus being unable to buy/bribe another nation to the fighting for them, plus the very real possibility of a big confrontation with Iran in just the next few hours prompted this.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"plus the very real possibility of a big confrontation with Iran in just the next few hours prompted this."

Even if their highest hopes are reached and we either forced the Iranian ships to turn around or actually wiped them out, I still don't see how this accomplishes their mission of defeating the Houthis. They were getting their guns and ammo somehow and I don't think it was the sea previously. What are the other ways they were getting their weapons or have those been shut off? If so and we prevented the Iranians from re-supplying the rebels, then this strategy would work as it would only be a matter of time before the Houthis would run out of guns and ammo.

That's a lot of ifs. As Warren Zevon might have said, send lawyers, guns and money....

[caww]

This does not, however, mean a ceasefire will be declared as they’re saying that.....

“The coalition will continue to prevent the movement of Houthi militias from moving or undertaking any operations inside Yemen,” .....Saudi spokesman Brigadier General Ahmed Asseri in the Saudi capital Riyadh. He added that the bombing operation will resume if it is deemed necessary.