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White House accuses Iran of being "deeply involved" in Red Sea attacks on commercial ships
CBS News ^ | Dec 22, 2023

Posted on 12/22/2023 10:48:48 PM PST by McGruff

The U.S. on Friday accused Iran of close involvement in attacks on commercial ships by Yemen's Houthi rebels, stepping up the tone as Washington considers tougher measures including possible force.

The White House said that Tehran's clerical state has provided drones and missiles to the Houthis as well as tactical intelligence.

"We know that Iran was deeply involved in planning the operations against commercial vessels in the Red Sea," National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said.

"We have no reason to believe that Iran is trying to dissuade the Houthis from this reckless behavior," she said.

(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Iran; News/Current Events; Yemen
KEYWORDS: drones; iran; redsea; shipping; trade
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Strongly worded letter to follow.
1 posted on 12/22/2023 10:48:48 PM PST by McGruff
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To: McGruff
Strongly worded letter to follow.

No doubt.

2 posted on 12/22/2023 11:48:00 PM PST by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF Captain & pilot. Both bitten by the aviation bug)
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To: McGruff

From the Biden admin? More like Strangely worded letter to follow.


3 posted on 12/23/2023 12:06:58 AM PST by TigersEye (Our Republic is under seige by globalist Marxists. Hold fast!)
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To: McGruff
Strongly worded letter to follow.

Actually, hugely increased budget request to follow.

Seriously, the War in Ukraine and the Israel War in Gaza are reshaping the weapons brought to the battlefield more than WW1. Inexpensive air drones, ManPod anti-armor smart rockets, sea drones, electronic spying to use cell phone signals for aiming weapons, etc. are all major changes in how war is fought.

As to what is going on in the Red Sea, it is going to accelerate the need for laser weapons to destroy drones inexpensively.

4 posted on 12/23/2023 12:29:25 AM PST by Robert357
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To: Mark17

Ezekiel 38 is coming

out of all of this disaster


5 posted on 12/23/2023 1:13:51 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: McGruff

More likely the WH is deeply involved.


6 posted on 12/23/2023 2:27:12 AM PST by Rural_Michigan
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Russia is involved too

Where do you think the Houthis got their helicopters to raid that Japanese ship?

Iran doesn’t make any helicopters ...


7 posted on 12/23/2023 4:07:29 AM PST by canuck_conservative (NATO - keeping Europe free of Russian invaders for 74 years - you're welcome!)
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Do you think the letter will say “Don’t” or “Knock it off”?

EC


8 posted on 12/23/2023 4:21:39 AM PST by Ex-Con777
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To: McGruff

Wow! You think so?


9 posted on 12/23/2023 4:53:30 AM PST by Mlheureux
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To: McGruff

Ooooh, scawy.


10 posted on 12/23/2023 4:53:38 AM PST by yldstrk
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To: SaveFerris
Ezekiel 38 is coming

And Ezekiel 39 comes soon after that. It’s pointing more in that direction all the time.

11 posted on 12/23/2023 5:44:08 AM PST by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF Captain & pilot. Both bitten by the aviation bug)
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To: Mark17

👍👍


12 posted on 12/23/2023 5:48:45 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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White House accuses Iran of being "deeply involved" in Red Sea attacks on commercial ships

But that is not going to stop Obiden from sending billions more dollars in aid to Iran and to Hamas.

13 posted on 12/23/2023 6:22:57 AM PST by arthurus ( covfefe dIb)
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To: Mark17

That’s nice.

Of course, we knew this listening to the very first phone call, but saying so now serves some value to the administration. Better cuckholding?


14 posted on 12/23/2023 6:36:15 AM PST by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It ( )
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To: McGruff

A strongly worded letter with $60 Billion.


15 posted on 12/23/2023 6:36:54 AM PST by blackdog ((Z28.310) My dog Sam eats purple flowers.)
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We have no reason to believe that Iran is trying to dissuade the Houthis from this reckless behavior,” she said.

Total bullsh*t lie.


16 posted on 12/23/2023 6:46:59 AM PST by wardamneagle
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To: McGruff

Problem is that Biden was trying to put to gather a coalition to deal with attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea area and Suez Canal. . England, France, Spain etc refused. I wonder if abandoning them in Iraq was the cause? Funny it doesn’t get much press.


17 posted on 12/23/2023 7:19:27 AM PST by carcraft (Pray for our Country.)
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Dealing with the U.S. is fraught with complications in a matter like this. For one thing, the U.S. has no legal or diplomatic justification to protect foreign commercial shipping on the open seas. These countries probably suspected that they were bent enlisted just to do the dirty work the U.S. would not do.


18 posted on 12/23/2023 7:45:44 AM PST by Alberta's Child (If something in government doesn’t make sense, you can be sure it makes dollars.)
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To: McGruff

not only is Iran building a bomb, and testing missiles, but it has committed hundreds of acts of war since 1979.


19 posted on 12/23/2023 8:14:40 AM PST by coalminersson (since )
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To: Ex-Con777

Biden is famous for “Don’t Don’t Don’t”


20 posted on 12/23/2023 8:23:17 AM PST by coalminersson (since )
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