후티 반군, 홍해에서 중국-러시아 상선은 무사통과중

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미 중부사령부 마이클 쿠릴라 대장이 미하원 군사위원회에서 후티 반군이 러시아와 중국의 배들이 홍해를 안전하게 통과하게 하고 있다고 증언했습니다. 

이란은 석유의 90%를 중국에 판매하고 있는데, 이에 대한 보상으로 이란이 자신의 괴뢰인 후티 반군을 이용해 중국과 러시아 상선들이 홍해를 안전하게 통과시키면서 다른 국가들의 접근을 차단하고 있다고 합니다. 

또한 샤헤드-136 드론의 주당 생산량이 100기 가량이라고 하네요. 

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2024/03/houthis-granting-china-russia-safe-passage-red-sea-centcom-says/395143/

Houthis granting China, Russia safe passage in Red Sea, CENTCOM says

Yemen's Houthi followers participate in a gathering to show solidarity with people in the Gaza Strip on March 7, 2024, in Sana'a, Yemen. GETTY IMAGES / MOHAMMED HAMOUD

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Houthis granting China, Russia safe passage in Red Sea, CENTCOM says

The group is armed by Iran using the revenues from Beijing’s veiled oil purchases.

BY PATRICK TUCKER

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDITOR, DEFENSE ONE

MARCH 21, 2024 05:33 PM ET

China and Russia are supporting the Houthis—and reaping safe passage through international waters that the Iran-backed group have been showering with missiles and drones, the top U.S. military official in the region said Thursday.

“Russia and China have a bye on any movement through the Red Sea,” Gen. Michael Kurilla, who leads U.S. Central Command, told the House Armed Services Committee. “So what you're seeing is Iran is using its proxy to allow access for Russia and and China to go through the Red Sea while blocking access to others.”

That’s one payoff for Beijing’s willingness to purchase Iranian oil despite sanctions on Tehran, Kurilla said.

“Iran is selling 90% of its oil–and that is the largest part of their GDP, is oil” to China, he said.

Kurilla said China and Iran have grown adept at hiding their trade. 

“Iran is evading those sanctions by using an entire ghost fleet, called a dark fleet, of ships, to be able to go out and do ship-to-ship transfers,” he said.

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Such ships may turn off the AIS indicators required by international law. 

Iran uses the oil profits to build attack drones of the sort that Russia is using to strike civilian targets in Ukraine—up to 100 Shahed-136 drones per week, Kurilla said. Iran also outfits the Houthi militias with drones and missiles to attack U.S. and other ships in the Red Sea.

“China is interested in purchasing some Iranian UAVs as well,” he said.  

On Wednesday, military officials told lawmakers that China is building up its military at a pace not seen since World War II in anticipation of a potential attack on Taiwan. 

Meanwhile, Russia is hinting at giving Iranian additional military capabilities. Kurilla said he would discuss those only discuss in a classified session. 

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하나씩 우려하던 시나리오들이 진행되고 있음이 사시로 확인되는군요. 이제 미해군은 후티 상대로 소위 빤스런하던 사우디군을 비웃지못할 처지네요.

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애초 군사적 옵션으로만 해결하기엔 동아시아, 우크라이나 등 전선이 너무 광범위하니 ㅠㅠ