The strikes carried out by London and Washington will aggravate the situation in the Middle East, an international consultant on terrorism issues and a specialist in security and defense told Sputnik Africa.
"What they've just unleashed in Yemen will set the Gulf on fire. It could erupt from anywhere at any time and set the region ablaze," Souleyman Amzat said.
The attack could affect oil prices and tanker traffic in the Red Sea, Amzat added. But the rise in prices won't just affect hydrocarbons: "You have to control or stop the traffic, but it will be a paralysis, an economic disaster [...]. Prices will skyrocket at all levels. Oil is the basis of industry today. And the world needs oil, this canal".
The expert called on the Gulf states to "wake up" and demand the withdrawal of Western bases that are destabilizing not only their countries but also Africa.
Amzat criticized the double standards in the actions of those responsible for the strikes, namely the United States and the United Kingdom.
"These are the same people who talk to you about easing tensions, like US Secretary of State Blinken. It's the same people who talk to you about easing tensions who are currently lighting the fire," he told Sputnik Africa.
The analyst believes that the Western powers are aware of the decline in their influence and are seeking to restore it.
"The economic rise of the Gulf states is not something the West likes. Europe and the United States are being deprived of their power, both economically and financially. And let's not forget the destruction of the dollar, which is being unleashed everywhere, at every level," Amzat explained.
A US intervention can be disastrous, the expert warned. As an example, he cited Libya, which ended up becoming "a field of terrorists."
The same countries are trying to destabilize the African continent, the expert said. According to him, multipolarity is the solution to put an end to the hegemony of the West.
"It's the same people who are everywhere here in Africa, making a mess of things. Right now they're surrounding Liptako Gourma's country. We're keeping an eye on them. At some point, we have to have this multipolar order that we are also calling for," the expert maintained.
On the night of January 11-12, US and British forces carried out at least 60 strikes against 16 Houthi targets, using more than 100 high-precision munitions. President Joe Biden called them a response to "unprecedented Houthi attacks" in the Red Sea. He said the strikes were carried out with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands.
For his part, a Houthi representative spoke of 73 strikes and said that only the US and the UK had taken part in the attacks.
On Saturday morning, US forces carried out follow-up strikes on Yemeni territory. This attack targeted a Houthi radar installation in the north of the country's capital. Later, the US and the UK struck a naval base in the city of Al Hudaydah, in western Yemen, a source close to the local authorities told Sputnik