Houthis Launch Missiles at Israel, Eye Red Sea Trade
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- Ansar Allah (Houthis) launched missiles toward Israel, following through on threats the Iran-aligned group had made to enter the war since it began a month ago.
- The source frames the strikes as "a significant escalation in the US-Israel war on Iran," positioning the Houthis as an Iranian proxy extending the conflict's reach.
- Analysts on the panel warned the Houthis could resume attacks on Red Sea shipping — a tactic the source notes the group "has done before" — potentially compounding global trade disruptions.
- The source asserts global trade is "already affected by Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz" and says Houthi Red Sea attacks would "further" deepen that disruption.
- James Bays hosted the discussion, with guests Hisham Al-Omeisy (European Institute of Peace), H A Hellyer (Royal United Services Institute), and Michael Mulroy (former US deputy assistant secretary of defence for the Middle East) weighing whether Israel and the US would retaliate and how.
Why it matters: The Houthis previously targeted Red Sea shipping, and resuming those attacks would add a second maritime chokepoint disruption on top of the Strait of Hormuz impacts the source already attributes to Iran, directly threatening two key corridors for global commerce and energy shipments.
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