Iran-Backed Houthis Blockade Red Sea, Opening New Front in Escalating U.S.-Iran War
** The Iran-backed Houthi militia has declared a Red Sea blockade, a move that could escalate the US-Iran war and threaten regional stability and global trade. The blockade could disrupt critical shipping lanes, exacerbate existing supply chain disruptions, and draw in multiple state and non-state actors from across the region.

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