A partly Israeli-owned cargo vessel has been hijacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Red Sea.
The Iran-backed Houthis say the move was a response to Israel’s assault on Gaza.
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Analysis: Can the US and Israel stop the Houthis from seizing more ships?
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Yemen’s Houthis say they fired ballistic missiles towards Israel
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Houthis have fired missiles, drones at Israel. How big a threat are they?
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Israel described the incident as an “Iranian act of terrorism”. Tehran has rejected the allegation.
So, what impact could this have? And what are the possible military and economic implications?
Presenter: Folly Bah Thibault
Guests:
Trita Parsi – Executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, a Washington, DC-based think-tank
Mehran Kamrava – Professor of government at Georgetown University in Qatar and author of the book The Impossibility of Palestine: History, Geography, and the Road Ahead
Farea Al-Muslimi – Research fellow on Yemen and the Gulf at Chatham House
The Iran-backed Houthis say the move was a response to Israel’s assault on Gaza.
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