Saudi warship hit by a Houthi missile off the coast of Yemen

[Rashid Mahmood]

https://twitter.com/x/status/826350558357319685

 

[beast89]

video clearly shows a missile being fired but the royals say it was a suicide boat and the docile saudis believe them. They don't even have the decency of telling their people the truth.

 

[Gothic]

Karma is a woman and everything's fair in love and war .. this is a reminder to israelis how their war with iran could go , no matter how superior your armed forces we can nuke israel when the time is rife

 

[beast89]

https://twitter.com/x/status/826290685930266625

 

[HannibalBarca]

Karma is a woman and everything's fair in love and war .. this is a reminder to israelis how their war with iran could go , no matter how superior your armed forces we can nuke israel when the time is rife

Let's not make threat that you can't honor... that the basic... of logic... & sanity...

Let Iran come back from those 40 years of sanctions..and then you can "maybe" threat...

ps: since you eager to make wars, here the reality that you should put in your head.
Iran vs Israel... well it's Iran loss, yet even if israel is able to destroy whatever infrastructure you've got, she can't invade you, since the population will be the one to turn against them...
that's the reality, accept it and go on. (if it's a israel vs iran only.. no other beligerents)

Best regards

 

[Penguin]

video clearly shows a missile being fired but the royals say it was a suicide boat and the docile saudis believe them. They don't even have the decency of telling their people the truth.

Which video (please post) and at what time? Videos here show an explosion. No sign a a missile being fired, whether frm land or sea or air.

Karma is a woman and everything's fair in love and war .. this is a reminder to israelis how their war with iran could go , no matter how superior your armed forces we can nuke israel when the time is rife

when the time is RIPE

Rife : of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity,
Use: Crime is rife in the slum areas of our cities.

Hope your nuke is as good as your mastery of English ;-)

 

[Serpentine]

sorry if you felt offended, but they are already designated terrorists by many countries.

Bring the list of countries that consider Houthis as terrorist so we know what you mean by 'many'.

 

[Khafee]

Bring the list of countries that consider Houthis as terrorist so we know what you mean by 'many'.

UN's position on Houthis illegitimate actions:

7382nd Meeting (PM)
SC/11781
15 February 2015

"The Security Council today demanded that Houthi rebels in Yemen “immediately and unconditionally” withdraw from Government institutions, safely release President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi and all others from house arrest, and engage in good faith in United Nations-brokered negotiations designed to keep the fracturing Middle Eastern country on a steady path towards democratic transition.

Through the unanimous adoption of resolution 2201 (2015) in a late-breaking meeting, the Council strongly deplored actions by the Houthis — who had gained control of the capital Sana’a in September — to dissolve parliament and take over Government institutions, demanding that they refrain from further unilateral actions that could undermine the political transition and security of the country.

The action comes just days after the Secretary-General’s warning to the 15-member body that Yemen was collapsing under the weight of a protracted political crisis, widespread attacks by Al-Qaida, increasing secessionist tendencies in the south and an acute humanitarian crisis. (See Press Release SC/11777.)

By today’s resolution, the Council urged all parties to agree upon — and publicly announce — dates for completing the constitutional consultation process, hold a referendum on the text and conduct elections under the new electoral law.

It strongly called on all parties, in particular the Houthis, to abide by the Gulf Cooperation Council Initiative and its Implementation Mechanism, as well as the outcomes of the comprehensive National Dialogue Conference, and the Peace and National Partnership Agreement and its security annex, which provided for a Yemeni-led democratic transition.

More broadly, the Council demanded that all parties cease armed hostilities against the people and legitimate authorities of Yemen, and relinquish arms seized from military and security institutions. All States must refrain from external interference that sought to “foment conflict” and instead support the political transition.

Stressing the importance of the United Nations’ cooperation with international partners, the Council requested the Secretary-General to propose options for strengthening the office of the Special Adviser, including on United Nations assistance for finalizing and adopting the Constitution, carrying out electoral reform and holding general elections. He was asked to report on developments within 15 days of the text’s adoption and every 60 days thereafter.

In the short debate that followed, delegates welcomed the resolution as a strong sign of the Council’s unity in urging all parties to prevent Yemen’s “backsliding” into civil war. Events there had led to a massive political and security vacuum, some said, expressing alarm at the takeover of Government bodies and potential spill-over effects for the region. All speakers reiterated the importance of a peaceful, inclusive and political transition, in line with the Gulf Cooperation Council Initiative and other key instruments that formed the road map for the country’s return to security and stability.

Speaking in the debate were the representatives of Jordan, United Kingdom, United States, Russian Federation, France, Spain, Chad, Malaysia, New Zealand, Venezuela, Chile, Angola, Lithuania and China."

https://www.un.org/press/en/2015/sc11781.doc.htm

 

[Serpentine]

UN's position on Houthis illegitimate actions:

7382nd Meeting (PM)
SC/11781
15 February 2015

"The Security Council today demanded that Houthi rebels in Yemen “immediately and unconditionally” withdraw from Government institutions, safely release President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi and all others from house arrest, and engage in good faith in United Nations-brokered negotiations designed to keep the fracturing Middle Eastern country on a steady path towards democratic transition.

Through the unanimous adoption of resolution 2201 (2015) in a late-breaking meeting, the Council strongly deplored actions by the Houthis — who had gained control of the capital Sana’a in September — to dissolve parliament and take over Government institutions, demanding that they refrain from further unilateral actions that could undermine the political transition and security of the country.

The action comes just days after the Secretary-General’s warning to the 15-member body that Yemen was collapsing under the weight of a protracted political crisis, widespread attacks by Al-Qaida, increasing secessionist tendencies in the south and an acute humanitarian crisis. (See Press Release SC/11777.)

By today’s resolution, the Council urged all parties to agree upon — and publicly announce — dates for completing the constitutional consultation process, hold a referendum on the text and conduct elections under the new electoral law.

It strongly called on all parties, in particular the Houthis, to abide by the Gulf Cooperation Council Initiative and its Implementation Mechanism, as well as the outcomes of the comprehensive National Dialogue Conference, and the Peace and National Partnership Agreement and its security annex, which provided for a Yemeni-led democratic transition.

More broadly, the Council demanded that all parties cease armed hostilities against the people and legitimate authorities of Yemen, and relinquish arms seized from military and security institutions. All States must refrain from external interference that sought to “foment conflict” and instead support the political transition.

Stressing the importance of the United Nations’ cooperation with international partners, the Council requested the Secretary-General to propose options for strengthening the office of the Special Adviser, including on United Nations assistance for finalizing and adopting the Constitution, carrying out electoral reform and holding general elections. He was asked to report on developments within 15 days of the text’s adoption and every 60 days thereafter.

In the short debate that followed, delegates welcomed the resolution as a strong sign of the Council’s unity in urging all parties to prevent Yemen’s “backsliding” into civil war. Events there had led to a massive political and security vacuum, some said, expressing alarm at the takeover of Government bodies and potential spill-over effects for the region. All speakers reiterated the importance of a peaceful, inclusive and political transition, in line with the Gulf Cooperation Council Initiative and other key instruments that formed the road map for the country’s return to security and stability.

Speaking in the debate were the representatives of Jordan, United Kingdom, United States, Russian Federation, France, Spain, Chad, Malaysia, New Zealand, Venezuela, Chile, Angola, Lithuania and China."

https://www.un.org/press/en/2015/sc11781.doc.htm

I think I wrote in English, but I will repeat. He said 'many' countries consider Houthis as terrorists, and I asked him to name the countries who have officially named Houthis as terrorists. The UN resolution doesn't mention anything about 'terrorists'.

And let's not forget that Houthis are not like Saudi-inspired groups (ISIS, AQ, Taliban, Boko Haram), they don't blow up women and children in markets and streets or mosques, they don't kill civilians intentionally for political purposes (definition of terrorism), they are an integral part of Yemen, having lived there for hundreds of years.

 

[Khafee]

I think I wrote in English, but I will repeat. He said 'many' countries consider Houthis as terrorists, and I asked him to name the countries who have officially named Houthis as terrorists. The UN resolution doesn't mention anything about 'terrorists'.

And let's not forget that Houthis are not like Saudi-inspired groups (ISIS, AQ, Taliban, Boko Haram), they don't blow up women and children in markets and streets or mosques, they don't kill civilians intentionally for political purposes (definition of terrorism), they are an integral part of Yemen, having lived there for hundreds of years.

Well as per UN resolution they are an illegal occupying force, now you can play semantics, but won't change what the world thinks

 

[Arminkh]

But happened nonetheless. If it wasn't wise, why waste money developing and actually starting to build nuclear powered Ulyanovsk class (i.e. at least 2 ships) ?

In many cases, societies do things in order to show they can. It wouldn't look good for a country who claims to be a superpower not to have any means of long distance projection of power but it doesn't have any significant place in their defense strategy.

They capitalize on cheap and effective solutions like Iskander missile which is their solution for precision attacks instead of using tactical bombers.

 

[Serpentine]

Well as per UN resolution they are an illegal occupying force, now you can play semantics, but won't change what the world thinks

UN also happens to be a useless potato organization driven by money and influence. What I asked was clear: To name countries who consider them as terrorists. I don't understand this effort to twist my question, so let's just leave it.

 

[Russell]

Americans looking for an excuse to really get involved....Trump wants his 1st big win

It's a bullshit claim...but, who said you needed facts to wage war

https://twitter.com/x/status/826478356619264000

 

[Khafee]

Americans looking for an excuse to really get involved....Trump wants his 1st big win

It's a bullshit claim...but, who said you needed facts to wage war

https://twitter.com/x/status/826478356619264000

https://theaviationist.com/2017/01/...in-yemen-during-special-ops-raid-on-al-qaeda/

http://www.janes.com/article/67317/us-loses-osprey-aircraft-in-yemen-raid

 

[HAIDER]

Which video (please post) and at what time? Videos here show an explosion. No sign a a missile being fired, whether frm land or sea or air.


when the time is RIPE

Rife : of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity,
Use: Crime is rife in the slum areas of our cities.

Hope your nuke is as good as your mastery of English ;-)

Look at position of first flame , its right on rare end deck of ship not on the lower base or portsides . So, it is missile . Hull is saved but weather deck took the hit. Its waterline and keel is fine.