Talk about biting the hand that tried to feed you!
Emphasis on tried.
Indeed, what has been (or should have been) widely publicized in recent times is the ongoing negotiation, or attempts at negotiation, undertaken by the Trump administration with regards to Iran.
Unfortunately, Iran has unwisely chosen to back Houthi rebels in Yemen, who have increasingly jeopardized the journeys of large cargo ships attempting to traverse the Red Sea.
The journey is especially perilous near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which is also known as “a strait between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula and Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa.”
And Yemen just happens to be the precise location of the numerous Houthi rebels that have openly launched relentless attacks against the US Navy.
According to a report from the New York Post, the Houthi rebels are still valiantly launching attacks, and they (very) unfortunately just achieved another “success.”
“A US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet slipped off an aircraft carrier and sank into the Red Sea as the ship was making a hard turn, possibly to avoid fire from Houthi forces … The jet was being towed out of a hangar on Monday on the USS Harry S. Truman when the carrier suddenly shifted, and the tractor pulling it lost control, sending both the jet and the vehicle overboard,” the New York Post detailed.
That’s just great. Not only a total loss of the aircraft, but also an untold loss from the yet to be seen opportunity costs.
Though there was a (very) bright spot.
“The $56 million warplane was lost, but the pilot made it out alive,” the New York Post added.
Thank goodness for that, at least.
Multiple other media outlets have reported on the sinking, which comes at an especially inopportune time … given that the Trump administration is actively trying to end the war in Ukraine, the war in Gaza, and, apparently, the ongoing war in the Red Sea with Iranian proxies.
“A US official said initial reports from the scene indicated the Truman made a hard turn to evade Houthi fire, which contributed to the fighter jet falling overboard. Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed on Monday to have launched a drone and missile attack on the aircraft carrier, which is in the Red Sea as part of the US military’s major operation against the Iran-backed group,” CNN reported.
Well, at least CNN deigned to acknowledge that the Houthi rebels are indeed backed by Iran.
The Navy also issued a statement regarding the incident, validating the unfortunate development.
“The F/A-18E was actively under tow in the hangar bay when the move crew lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft and tow tractor were lost overboard … Sailors towing the aircraft took immediate action to move clear of the aircraft before it fell overboard. An investigation is underway,” the Navy declared.
So much for the reported negotiations that the Trump administration has recently commenced with Iran.
Looks like those discussions may well be shelved, indefinitely, given the unfortunate developments on the Red Sea.
Author: Jane Jones
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