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China, Russia Reach Agreement With Yemen’s Houthis on Red Sea Ships

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China, Russia Reach Agreement With Yemen’s Houthis on Red Sea Ships

Sign up for our Middle East newsletter and follow us @middleeast for news on the region. The Yemen-based Houthis have told China and Russia their ships can sail through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden without being attacked, according to several people with knowledge of the militant group’s discussions. Source link

Iran’s Red Sea Power Play Raises Fears of Trade Disruption

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Iran’s Red Sea Power Play Raises Fears of Trade Disruption

Iran’s dispatch of a warship to the Red Sea is its most audacious move yet to challenge US forces in the key trade route, emboldening Houthi militants whose missiles have disrupted shipping over the past two months. Tehran is unlikely to want direct confrontation — its old frigate being no match for the US-led maritime … Read more