Experts warn of escalation if Houthis resume Red Sea attacks

A Fox News Digital report says tensions in the Red Sea could intensify if the Houthi movement resumes a broader campaign against commercial shipping. The group recently announced a ban on Israeliowned vessels in the waterway and described them as legitimate targets. The article says the U.S. State Department called the Houthi move and other Iranianbacked actions unacceptable, warning they could further disrupt global supply chains and raise regional tensions. A defense analyst quoted in the report said any renewed, fullscale attacks on shipping would likely trigger Israeli and U.S. strikes on Houthi positions in Yemen. The piece also places the Red Sea dispute in a wider regional context, noting that the Bab elMandeb Strait remains an important route for oil and trade. It says Ethiopia is being discussed as a regional security buffer, with analysts describing the country as strategically important to counterterrorism and stability in the Horn of Africa.