More ships to avoid Red Sea as attacks disrupt world trade
The Houthi leader has meanwhile threatened to escalate attacks to include US naval ships, raising the prospect of a wider conflict around the Bab al-Mandab strait.
A ship is pictured at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, Yemen August 5, 2018.(photo credit: ABDULJABBAR ZEYAD/REUTERS)ByREUTERSUpdated: