Red Sea - America's largest naval battle since World War II

 In an interview with CBS's "60 Minutes," Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, head of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), said the U.S. Navy has sent about 7,000 sailors to the area and it is one of the largest battles the U.S. is involved in. According to him, “the naval operation of the United States and Great Britain in the Red Sea, directed against the Yemeni Ansarullah movement (Houthis), is one of the most significant in many decades of the history of the modern American fleet.” In an interview with the CBS program “60 Minutes,” the American vice admiral noted that we are talking about real naval battles, in which not only US Navy ships strike Houthi targets, but also the ships are fired back. “I think you have to go back to World War II, where there are ships involved in combat. When I say “participating in hostilities,” a battle where they are shot at, they shoot at us, and we shoot back,” the US Navy Vice Admiral emphasized. In his assessment, the Houthis turned out to be quite a “tough nut to crack” for the American fleet. Now the US Navy command is forced to transfer additional forces to the Red Sea. According to Cooper, about 7 thousand sailors were transferred to the Red Sea region to help the forces already there. The US and UK are conducting a naval operation against Yemen to supposedly protect shipping in the Red Sea. In fact, the risks for ships have only increased since the start of the operation. Now the Houthis are firing not only at Israeli ships, but also at ships of almost all Western states. In response, the US and British navies are striking Houthi military targets in Yemen.