Underwater war: Houthis disabled submarine cables between Europe and Asia

In recent months, four undersea communications cables between Saudi Arabia and Djibouti have been disabled by Houthi militants in Yemen. The Jerusalem Post wrote about this on February 26.

As the publication noted, these actions were likely the result of attacks by Yemeni Houthi rebels supported by Iran.

“The successful destruction of four cables that experts believe belong to the AAE-1, Seacom, EIG and TGN systems indicates a serious disruption in communications between Europe and Asia,” the publication said.

According to the Israeli news site Globes, the Gulf countries and India will be hit the hardest:

• The AAE-1 cable connects East Asia to Europe via Egypt and China to the West via countries such as Pakistan and Qatar;
• The Europe India Gateway (EIG) cable system connects southern Europe to Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Djibouti, UAE and India;
• The Seacom cable connects Europe, Africa and India and connects to South Africa.

Houthi attacks continue

In response to the attacks, the US, UK and their allies have begun offensive actions against the Houthis in recent months, but missile, helicopter and underwater drone attacks on commercial ships continue.

Let us remind you that Yemeni Houthis continue their attacks on ships in the Red Sea, Oman Sea, Gulf of Aden and Gulf of Oman. In this way, they are seeking a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

On January 12, the USA and the UK began attacking the Houthis.

Recently, the Houthis sank the British-registered dry cargo ship Rubymar. The ship, which was traveling from the UAE to Bulgaria under the flag of Belize, sank in the Gulf of Oman.

Let us remind you that on January 20, Iranian proxies Launched missile attack on American air base Assad is in Western Iraq. At least one Iraqi soldier and several US soldiers were injured, officials said.