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Continuous US Support to Saudi Aggression: Two More Ships Head to Yemen

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As part of its support to the Saudi aggression against Yemen, the US aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt and a guided missile cruiser were headed to the waters off Yemen on Monday to join 10 other American warships.

The Obama administration cast the deployment primarily as a show of force, but acknowledged that the flotilla could be used to interdict any "supplies of Iranian arms to the Houthi rebels".

The warships are also meant to reassure Saudi Arabia, an American ally that has been carrying out a brutal aggression against Yemen.

"This is really about sending a message," said an American official who declined to be identified as discussing a continuing military operation. "It is a message to our partners that we are in this and willing to support. It is a message to the Iranians that we're watching."

The tough White House line came as Obama met with Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, part of the United Arab Emirates.
Navy officials said that some of the American ships near Yemen, which are carrying 2,000 Marines, had been off the coast since before the United States' Embassy in Sana was evacuated in February.

But the number of ships and their firepower have grown significantly in recent days.

The Roosevelt was already in the Persian Gulf when it was ordered to take up position off Yemen. It passed through the Strait of Hormuz and into the Arabian Sea overnight from Sunday to Monday, escorted by the guided missile cruiser the Normandy. The two ships were now sailing south of the Arabian Peninsula, Commander Stephens said.

Since the outset of the Saudi aggression, the United States has been providing logistical and intelligence support.

Source: NYT, Edited by website team