Leibowitz: Rising military activity in the Red Sea threatens international trade

After three months of provocations, the US and Britain retaliated against Houthi rebels in Yemen, bombing several sites in North Yemen that assisted in Houthi attacks on international shipping in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea.

The Houthi rebels are widely seen as Iranian proxies, launching attacks to provoke the West into attacking Yemen, leading to more attacks on shipping. The Houthis (who are called “rebels” but who actually control most of the northern part of the country) claim they are acting in solidarity with Hamas against Israeli “occupation.”