A European magazine considered that the decision of German warships to avoid the Red Sea so as not to fall into the range of the Houthi rebels is an indication of the worrying decline of Western naval power.

The United Nations confirmed that the repercussions of the Red Sea unrest, which is witnessing attacks by the Iranian-backed Houthis on cargo ships, will affect food security and economic growth in developing countries.

Support for the Houthis falls within the framework of what the author believes is an ongoing shift in Russian foreign policy towards what he called the “Group Zero/Silk Road” model.

Major shipping companies, such as Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk, have stopped using routes through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal since last November, due to the Houthi group targeting ships, which disrupted global trade.

The Houthi armed group said on Monday that it had targeted three ships in the Red and Arabian Seas with two drones.

A US military investigation has concluded that the cause of the drowning of two members of the US Navy's elite forces while trying to board a ship carrying illegal Iranian-made weapons that was headed to Yemen...