Tensions are mounting in the Middle East as an American warship and multiple commercial ships came under attack in the Red Sea. Yemen’s Houthi rebels—who are backed by the Iranian regime—claimed responsibility for the commercial vessel attacks, which they say were linked to Israel’s campaign in Gaza. Bart Marcois, former deputy assistant secretary for policy and international affairs at the U.S. Department of Energy, says the attacks could be an effort to distract the United States from what the Iranian and Chinese regimes are planning.
Israeli forces have discovered multiple rockets beneath a United Nations agency’s humanitarian aid boxes. Controversy is brewing about the aid that is heading into the region.
