Centcom: We targeted 5 offensive drones of Yemeni forces – Mehr News Agency | Iran and world's news
According to Mehr news agency, the US military central command in the region known as Centcom In your virtual user account on the X network, deal with the details of the attack Drones Yemeni paid.
In the statement Centcom which is related to the previous day's operation, it is stated: “On February 27, between 21:50 and at 22:55 (local time) Sana'a), American planes and a coalition warship shot down five Yemeni attack drones in the Red Sea.
In the continuation of this statement, it is added: “Forces Centcom this drones have been identified as rising from areas in Yemen and have identified them as an imminent threat to commercial and US Navy and coalition ships in the region. These measures protect the freedom of navigation and the waters between international making it safer and more secure for the U.S. Navy and merchant vessels.”
Centcom He did not elaborate on the details of the operation.
Meanwhile, the US military operation in the Red Sea has faced internal criticism in the US Senate, and the representatives of the US Senate from the government Biden They have asked to get permission from Congress for military action in Yemen.
In this regard, Reuters has reported that American senators are asking the White House to obtain authorization from Congress to continue military operations in Yemen.
According to This report, members of the US Senate Strategy Biden They have questioned in Yemen.
Chris Murphy, chairman of the Middle East subcommittee on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, criticized the administration's military operations Biden In Yemen without authorization from Congress, he said: “The Constitution requires Congress to authorize war… We are sworn to obey the Constitution.” “If we believe that this is a military action, as I believe, then before we go to war, we must issue a permit.”
In addition to Murphy, another senator named “Ben cardinAs the chairman of the foreign relations committee of the Senate, he also emphasized that the government Biden He had to get permission from Congress. In this connection, he said: “The government should have asked us for permission.” It is within our responsibility to respond to this request, and without the authorization of Congress, military operations in Yemen lack legal authorization.”
This is the first time that representatives of the US Senate military operations of the government Biden in the Red Sea and against Yemen have been questioned.
The military operation of the American coalition in the Red Sea and against Yemen, which started two months ago, has been criticized at the international level international is facing
Yesterday too Sergey Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said in his speech regarding the attacks of the American-British alliance to Seman: America has no right to attack Yemen. He also said that Russia does not intend to justify these attacks regarding the attacks of Yemeni forces on American, British and Zionist ships in the Red Sea.
In a joint press conference with the Prime Minister of Yemen, Lavrov added: We do not justify the bombing of commercial ships, regardless of the reasons for this bombing, but at the same time, we cannot accept the aggressive actions of the United States and England in this regard. The US invasion of Yemeni territory occurs while this country has “no option between international It doesn't work for this.”
Lavrov called for the security of navigation in the Red Sea through political and diplomatic means, stressing that an attack on Yemeni soil will only worsen the situation.
He said: Ensuring the safety of navigation between international In the Red Sea, it should be a priority for all responsible members of the international community, and this problem should be solved through political and diplomatic means.
He added: The bombing of Yemen by Western countries only led to the expansion of the war and its consequences for the movement of civilian ships.
Lavrov also noted that until the end of this conflict and the stabilization of the situation in the Red Sea, it is “most likely not possible” to start the process of implementing the road map to solve the Yemen crisis for several years.
