Red Sea chokepoint: Houthi rebels replicate Iran’s Hormuz strategy

Houthi militias are methodically choking off one of the world's most critical shipping lanes, effectively replicating the Iranian playbook that has long threatened global trade through the Strait of Hormuz—but this time with less international scrutiny and far greater plausible deniability. The rebels' escalating attacks on merchant vessels in the Red Sea have forced the world's largest shipping companies to reroute around Africa, a detour that adds weeks to journeys and billions in costs, suggesting that a non-state actor has discovered how to wield the economic leverage once reserved for nation-states. If the disruption persists, the Houthis will have accomplished what Iran could not: unil

The Telegraph·2d ago