News - World: A British military website confirmed that London is suffering a decline in naval military influence following the dominance imposed by the Yemeni Armed Forces.

The specialized naval news and analysis site Navy Lookout reported that since 2022, London has decommissioned 15 warships, including frigates, submarines, landing ships, and minehunters—while introducing only a limited number of new vessels. The site noted that these measures have escalated over the past two years, confirming that Yemen has neutralized British naval power, mirroring the fate of the once-dominant U.S. forces in the region.

The site highlighted that "the British Navy is suffering from severe understrength and excessive exhaustion across all aspects of its capabilities."

It further emphasized that "this decline has led to a near-total absence of British naval presence in the Middle East and an inability to support Red Sea operations."

These reports coincide with several European nations, including France and Italy, withdrawing their frigates from the Red Sea, having concluded that maintaining a presence is futile amid the complex combat equations and high-stakes rules of engagement imposed by the Yemeni Armed Forces.

Since late 2023, Yemen’s Armed Forces have dramatically escalated their military operations in response to the Israeli enemy's war on Gaza and the broader US.-British support for it. As part of their declared solidarity with the Palestinian people, Yemen has launched a sustained campaign targeting Israel-linked ships in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and beyond—expanding its strategy to include aerial and maritime blockades on the Israeli entity.

Yemen’s increasing use of ballistic and hypersonic missiles, along with advanced drones, has shifted the balance of power in regional waters, creating serious concern within US and Israeli defense establishments. Analysts now describe the conflict as one of the most significant maritime confrontations since World War II, with implications far beyond the Red Sea.

The reported retreat of US forces following direct threats to its carriers  represent a major strategic and symbolic victory for Yemen and a major embarrassment for Washington, particularly under the leadership of Donald Trump, whose administration had vowed to maintain dominance in the region.