US EditionIran Pressuring Houthis to Attack Red Sea Tankers, Officials Say
Iran uses Houthi threat to disrupt southern Red Sea routes as leverage in US tensions; attacks could affect global energy markets and key shipping lanes, officials say.
- On Monday, European officials reported that Iran is urging the Yemen-based Houthis to prepare for a renewed campaign against Red Sea shipping, contingent upon further US escalation in the war against the Islamic Republic.
- While Iran remains their primary backer, the Houthis do not automatically act at Tehran's command, as the group faces internal divisions regarding how aggressively to involve themselves in the conflict.
- Any Houthi campaign near the Bab el-Mandeb or southern Red Sea would further upend global energy markets, as Saudi Arabia currently exports crude oil from these routes while the Hormuz waterway remains blocked.
- In an announcement on Saturday, the Houthis stated they would continue operations until US-Israeli attacks on Iran and its proxy groups, including Hezbollah in Lebanon, cease.
- The United Nations reports that around half of Yemen suffers from acute hunger, a constraint on Houthi action alongside leadership fears of retaliation from the US or Israel.
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Iran is pressing the Houthis to prepare for a new campaign against maritime transport in the Red Sea, subject to any further escalation by the United States in its war against the Islamic Republic, according to familiar European officials.According to sources who asked to remain anonymous on sensitive issues, Houthis leaders, a militant group based in Yemen and backed by Iran, are weighing options for more aggressive actions following the launch…
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Yong-rae = Iran, in preparation for a potential escalation of war against the pro-Iranian Houthi rebels in Yemen, has... targeting ships passing through the Red Sea
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