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From what I understand, and I could be very wrong, the fear is that directly attacking the Houthis will be seen as an escalation by Iran. The west doesn't want

From what I understand, and I could be very wrong, the fear is that directly attacking the Houthis will be seen as an escalation by Iran. The west doesn't want to get mired in yet another war in the Middle East, so instead they've adopted a defensive posture around their shipping lanes with Prosperity Guardian. This is also why Saudi Arabia's own navy vessels are conspicuously absent from the operation, despite the Houthis being a geographically prominent thorn in their side.

pophenat 3y ago
My understanding is that the Saudi do not participate also because they do not want to be seen as Israel supporters.
- petesergeant 3y ago
  > the Saudis do not participate In fact: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi-led_intervention_in_the_Yemeni_civil_war https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi-led_intervention_in_the_...
  - JumpCrisscross 3y ago
    Yes, and it was a disaster. The Houthis could aim their missiles at Saudi oil infrastructure again. Much simpler to let America handle both finding a solution and taking the fire.
  - pophenat 3y ago
    The parent comment is about the current operation in the Red Sea, which the Saudi do not participate in. The relevant link is: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_involvement_in_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_involvement_in_the_Is...
    - HDThoreaun 3y ago
      Those are the same conflict though. The saudis are fighting the Houthi’s in the Yemeni civil war. The same group that’s attacking the ships in the Red Sea.
JumpCrisscross 3y ago
> fear is that directly attacking the Houthis will be seen as an escalation by Iran It would, but that’s not really a constraint. Iran is in no position to risk direct strikes on its territory. It’s more simply that nobody wants to get bogged down in Yemen. So there is an element of hoping someone else will start bombing or Tehran getting their proxies under control.

pophenat 3y ago

My understanding is that the Saudi do not participate also because they do not want to be seen as Israel supporters.

petesergeant 3y ago
> the Saudis do not participate In fact: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi-led_intervention_in_the_Yemeni_civil_war https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi-led_intervention_in_the_...
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago
  Yes, and it was a disaster. The Houthis could aim their missiles at Saudi oil infrastructure again. Much simpler to let America handle both finding a solution and taking the fire.
- pophenat 3y ago
  The parent comment is about the current operation in the Red Sea, which the Saudi do not participate in. The relevant link is: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_involvement_in_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_involvement_in_the_Is...
  - HDThoreaun 3y ago
    Those are the same conflict though. The saudis are fighting the Houthi’s in the Yemeni civil war. The same group that’s attacking the ships in the Red Sea.

JumpCrisscross 3y ago

> fear is that directly attacking the Houthis will be seen as an escalation by Iran It would, but that’s not really a constraint. Iran is in no position to risk direct strikes on its territory. It’s more simply that nobody wants to get bogged down in Yemen. So there is an element of hoping someone else will start bombing or Tehran getting their proxies under control.