Has America abandoned the aircraft carrier in the Red Sea?

For the third time in less than a month, the U.S. aircraft carrier stationed in the Red Sea has been subjected to a missile and drone attack, and for the first time in its history, the U.S. Navy has not decided to withdraw it despite reports of damage to it. What are the implications of this step, and has America decided to abandon this battleship?

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On December 17th last year, the U.S. aircraft carrier “USS Harry S. Truman” entered the Red Sea, infiltrating through the Suez Canal. This battleship, which had been taken out of service in 2019 and was refurbished to return to service in 2021, attempted to penetrate deep into the maritime areas near Yemen. But after a few days, as it approached within 300 miles of the Yemeni coast, it was stationed off the Sudanese coast and was targeted in the first missile and drone attack. The U.S. Central Command then acknowledged the destruction of an F/A-18 aircraft designated for intercepting air attacks and belonging to the Truman fleet.

Days after the operation, the U.S. fleet was seen gradually moving away after stopping off the port of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, eventually reaching more than 1,000 nautical miles. It was not clear whether the U.S. carrier had undergone quick maintenance, but it was then returned to the Red Sea again.

Since the beginning of the current month, the “Truman” has been subjected to two more attacks, the latest of which was on Monday evening, all of which were carried out with cruise missiles in parallel with drones.

Although the “Truman” is not the only U.S. aircraft carrier that has been subjected to Yemeni attacks since the start of the direct confrontation in January of last year, as it was preceded by Eisenhower, Lincoln, and Roosevelt, it is the only one that has been subjected to this number of attacks, and America has not yet decided to withdraw it. More importantly, military experts, decision-makers and American intelligence have begun to talk about the post-sinking phase, suggesting that the possibility of its destruction is imminent. This indicates that this carrier has been sent on a suicidal mission and nothing more.

In fact, the US has no other choice. It is now faced with two options, with no third option: either withdraw voluntarily and preserve its expensive naval assets in light of the ongoing Yemeni operations or risk keeping them and maneuvering with them to preserve America’s reputation, which it has been marketing as invincible. But in all cases, it seems that the fate of all options is predetermined in favor of Yemen.