TradeWinds: Drone attacks reveal continued Yemeni threat to navigation in the Red Sea

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A new report published by the Norwegian website “TradeWindsNews,” which specializes in maritime affairs, confirms that the Yemeni threat led by the Sana’a forces continues to cast a heavy shadow over international shipping lines in the Red Sea, despite the ongoing US military attacks.

Monitoring drone attacks near the Saudi coasts:

The website quoted the British “Africa Risk Compliance” company, which specializes in tracking maritime risks, that two ships were subjected to drone attacks during the past Tuesday and Wednesday in locations near the Saudi ports of Jeddah and Yanbu.

The first attack: On April 15, 10 nautical miles west of the city of Jeddah, 7 drones were seen approaching a commercial vessel, and the sighting was repeated in a nearby location later, and the site added that no damage or injuries were recorded due to the attack.

The second attack: It occurred on April 16, 105 nautical miles northwest of Yanbu, and in the details, 4 drones were spotted at 7:00 PM UTC, followed by other movements of drones close to the ship, and the site says the ship continued its journey without damage.

The site described these attacks as a “stark reminder” of the continued crisis in the Red Sea and the failure of the US military campaign to stop and contain the escalation.

In the military and political context:

These repeated attacks, despite the continuous US air strikes against Yemen since mid-March, reveal that Yemeni capabilities are still effective, and the bombing has not led to any substantial reduction in the activity of Yemeni drones or missiles, and the Yemeni ban is still strongly imposed on Israeli navigation.

The report also reveals the inability of the US and Western fleets deployed in the region to protect the movement of commercial ships, despite the exorbitant costs of the air and naval campaign, which have exceeded $4 billion according to US reports.

More importantly, the state of American military attrition continues, while Sana’a continues to impose its strategic equation: Navigation towards the Zionist entity or its supporters will not pass without a human, political, and military price in favor of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.

Observers believe that these attacks, even if they do not result in direct damage, deepen the climate of anxiety among global insurance companies and raise the cost of commercial shipping through this corridor, through which 15% of world trade passes, which is one of the most prominent victories of the Yemeni deterrence equation.

Despite the bombing, Western alliances, and the heavy military presence in the Red Sea, Sana’a is showing continued field capability to confuse and exhaust its opponents with precise and low-cost means.

This is also confirmed by the Western reports themselves, even indirectly, about Yemen’s success in imposing a new strategic reality at the heart of international maritime equations.