October 7 may have been the opening shot of a much larger war.
A 5,000km “strategic depth” clearly indicates Iran now views the whole region as its “near abroad.”
Significant damage was caused to the targeted vessel and all the crewmembers abandoned ship.
Around 15% of the world's shipping traffic passes through the territorial waters.
When the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza comes to an end, as it must eventually do, the Houthis might seize the opportunity to withdraw from holding the world to ransom.
More thought needs to be put into what to do when and if ships are struck by missiles. Letting ships slowly sink is not a good solution.
In two separate reports on Saturday the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency said it had received a report of a ship being attacked 15 nautical miles west of Yemen's port of Mokha.
Yemen's Houthis said on Tuesday they could only reconsider their missile and drone attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea once Israel ends its "aggression" in the Gaza Strip.
Asked if they would halt the attacks if a ceasefire deal is reached, Houthi spokesman said the situation would be reassessed if the siege of Gaza ended and humanitarian aid entered.
A Chinese naval mission aims to “take over an escort mission from the 45th naval fleet in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia.”
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