"Iranian Involvement in Houthi Attacks on Red Sea Ships: Insights and Implications"

Ongoing attacks on ships in the Red Sea by the Houthi Movement and Iran have revealed several key lessons, including the development of modular anti-ship ballistic missiles, low-cost simplified cruise missiles, the use of drones against ships, the limitations of "dark ships," the survivability of merchant ships, the importance of air defense for naval vessels, the limited effectiveness of deterrence, the underestimated Iranian technology, and the unpredictability of future developments in the conflict.