"Missile Attacks and Explosions Threaten Shipping in Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait"
A French-owned container ship sailing under the Malta flag was targeted by three missiles fired by the Houthi militia near Yemen in the Red Sea, with no hits reported. The attack occurred near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, and the ship was en route to Alexandria, Egypt. This incident follows recent engagements between U.S. Navy helicopters and Houthi raiding craft, and the downing of Houthi missiles by USS Gravely. Maersk has suspended Red Sea transits, and tensions in the region are escalating with Iran sending a destroyer into the Red Sea and the U.S. Navy's Ford carrier group returning home. The situation remains tense with potential for a kinetic response to Houthi attacks.