Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] Message from a vessel in the Red Sea:
"Emirati owner, don't shoot."
The Houthis regularly receive such messages as part of Yemen's notification regime for passage off the country's coast. Many send such messages proactively to avoid attacks from Houthi controllers.
Those who do not respond to the warnings or silently proceed to Israeli ports are legitimate military targets.
| ….except for the illegitimacy of the entire enterprise, anyway. How is this different from priracy? |