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On Sunday, U.S. forces acknowledged the intensity of ongoing clashes with Sana’a’s forces.
This admission came as the U.S. Central Command released video footage showing both daytime and nighttime military engagements, including F-18 fighter jets intercepting ballistic missiles and drones.
The command accompanied the posts with a caption on its official pages: “Around the clock,” signaling the relentless nature of Yemeni attacks.
The release came just hours after a statement from Brigadier General Yahya Saree, the military spokesperson for Sana’a’s forces, who confirmed a prolonged attack on the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman and its accompanying ships. This marked the fifth such attack since the carrier returned to the region last week.
Meanwhile, media reports revealed that the Pentagon has requested the evacuation of U.S. fleet vessels from the Red Sea, granting the Harry Truman crew an additional month before its replacement by the USS Carl Vinson.
In a related development, Chinese state-affiliated media directed at the Arab world highlighted the difficulties faced by U.S. forces in the region. The Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Arabic-language platform, “China in Arabic,” shared a video showing a large Chinese fleet passing through the Bab al-Mandab Strait without interference—unlike U.S. vessels, which face daily attacks.
The platform quoted Chinese soldiers describing the situation in the Red Sea as an “American predicament,” asserting that U.S. forces are suffering from deteriorating morale, especially as Yemeni attacks have intensified since the start of Washington’s large-scale military escalation last week.
Notably, the Chinese fleet, which includes several warships, confirmed its passage through conflict zones without being targeted—underscoring the stark difference in how Yemeni forces engage with international naval forces in the region and reinforcing the legitimacy of Sana’a’s military stance.
