The American Hell US Navy witnessed its most significant setback in 50 years

Follow-ups – Al-Khabar Al-Yemeni:
An American newspaper stated today, Wednesday, that the US Navy experienced its most significant setback in the past months in the military confrontations in the Red Sea with the Yemeni armed forces.
The American newspaper explained in an article by American attorney “Steve Cohen,” a former member of the Board of Directors of the United States Naval Institute, that over the last few months, the U.S. Navy has suffered its most significant setback in the last 50 years, a disaster more damaging than the pier-side sinking of the “Bon Homme Richard” or the loss of 17 sailors in two destroyer collisions.
The writer highlighted in his article that it is a setback that is existential and casts into question a core reason for the Navy’s very existence. For the Navy is seemingly abandoning a key mission: keeping vital sea lanes open to commerce. After a nine-month deployment to claw back control of the Suez Canal and Red Sea from Houthi control in Yemen, the Dwight D. Eisenhower (Ike) carrier strike group returned to the U.S. without dislodging the Houthis.
He added that the impact on the global economy is significant: Container shipping is down 90 percent since December 2023. Some $1 trillion in commerce—40 percent of all Europe-to-Asia trade—used to pass through that sea lane, “Bab Al-Mandeb,” the third most congested waterway in the world, handling more ships than the Panama Canal.
An estimated 90 percent of world trade (by value) passes through the sea. It accounts for $5.4 trillion of U.S. annual commerce and supports 31 million American jobs.
Due to continued Houthi operations in Yemen, ships are being diverted around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope, adding over 11,000 miles, one-to-two weeks to each journey, and $1 million extra in fuel to each voyage. Insurance