The Iran-backed Houthis said the move was a response to Israel’s attack on Gaza.
A partially Israeli-owned cargo vessel has been hijacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Red Sea.
The Iran-backed Houthis said the move was a response to Israel’s attack on Gaza.
Israel described the incident as an “Iranian act of terrorism”. Tehran rejected the allegation.
So, what effect does this have? And what are the possible military and economic implications?
Presenter: Madness Bah Thibault
Guests:
Trita Parsi – Executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, a think-tank based in Washington, DC
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 in Yemen and the Gulf at Chatham House
