Houthis Make Moves On Red Sea, U.S., Iran Go Tanker for Warship

The Houthis in Yemen have seized Perim Island, a parcel of land that lies in the Red Sea in an amphibious assault, giving the Iranian-backed group a strategic foothold over the Bab el-Mandeb. The Houthis’ push this week – first taking Mocha on the Red Sea’s North Coast, then Perim Island – coincides with escalating tensions between Iran and the U.S., with Washington establishing that for any warship to come under attack, it will strike an Iranian tanker. It is not immediately clear what the Hout

Source: USNI News