US Sends Warships to Yemen

Published April 21, 2015
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A U.S. aircraft carrier was dispatched to the waters off Yemen Monday to join other American ships prepared to block any Iranian weapons shipments to Shiite Houthi rebels fighting in Yemen.

A Navy official confirmed to Fox News that the USS Theodore Roosevelt -- along with her escort ship, the USS Normandy, a guided-missile cruiser -- left the Persian Gulf on Sunday en route for the Arabian Sea, to help enforce the blockade. A massive ship that carries F/A-18 fighter jets, the Roosevelt is seen more of a deterrent and show of force in the region.

‘Military intervention in Yemen would be like throwing oil in flames’

‘Military intervention in Yemen would be like throwing oil in flames’

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Houthi militiamen guard an entrance of the Republican Palace in Sanaa February 16, 2015.(Reuters / Khaled Abdullah)

Tags Al-Qaeda, Arms, Conflict, Egypt, Human rights, Iran, Israel, Libya, Military, NATO, Opposition, Politics, Saudi Arabia, Terrorism, UN, Violence

The UN should put pressure on the Gulf Cooperation Council not to militarily intervene in Yemen, as there is already a spreading conflict around the region and it would only further deteriorate the situation, Gerald Horne, author and historian, told RT.

Read More - http://rt.com/op-edge/233055-un-yemen-military-intervention/