Yemen’s Houthis vow ‘major’ expansion in attacks on international shipping and claim to have new hypersonic missiles that could dodge West’s defence systems [Video]

21:47 EDT 14 Mar 2024 , updated 04:28 EDT 15 Mar 2024

Yemen’s Houthis have vowed to expand their attacks on international shipping and have claimed to have new hypersonic missiles that could dodge the West’s defence systems. 

The Houthis having hypersonic missiles, if true, could raise the stakes in the ongoing attacks by the terrorist group on shipping in the Red Sea and surrounding waterways in protest of Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza.  

The new weapons – which could potentially evade the West’s defence system due to their speed and maneuverability – were reported by Russian state media, which cited an unnamed official, but provided no evidence for the Houthi claim. 

However, the Houthis have for weeks hinted about ‘surprises’ they plan for the battles at sea to counter the US and its allies, which have so far been able to down any missile or bomb-carrying drone that comes near their warships in Mideast waters.

On Thursday, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, …