The Houthi are also now working alongside Iran to “charge ships to transit the Bab el-Mandeb in the Red Sea, threatening another waterway after Tehran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.” Last week, the Houthis struck two Saudi oil tankers, amid a warning from Marco Rubio that they “should have stayed out,” but the Houthis have a […]
Germany launches ‘most serious engagement’ of navy to Red Sea
Jihadists are winning in the Red Sea. The Iran-backed Houthis are being allowed to inflict much too much damage to Westerner interests over the war on Gaza. The longer the Houthis are allowed to act with impunity, the more emboldened they and Iran will become. “Germany sends frigate to help secure Red Sea shipping,’ Agence […]
Amid Houthi escalation in the Red Sea, shipping firms call for vessels to have armed guards
Given the dangers posed to those aboard Red Sea merchant ships because of attacks by Iran-backed Houthis — not to mention the economic problems that are being caused by Houthi attacks — shipping firms are now calling for Red Sea vessels to have armed guards, which poses some logistics problems, as pointed out in the […]
UK retail giant and others warn of shipping delays due to Houthi attacks on Red Sea merchant ships
The Houthis are Iranian proxies who support Hamas. They have been escalating attacks in the Red Sea against merchant ships traveling to and from Israel. They have also launched missiles against Israel. For this reason, Biden created a naval coalition, called “Operation Prosperity Guardian,” to stop them. The motto for Houthis and their supporters: “Allahu akbar. Death […]