By Bombing the Houthis, America is Also Pressuring China
Liberating international shipping isn’t the campaign’s only benefit.
March 21, 2025
By Bombing the Houthis, America is Also Pressuring China
Liberating international shipping isn’t the campaign’s only benefit.
For more than a year, the Iran-backed Houthis have been launching drones and missiles at ships traversing the Red Sea, as well as at Israeli territory, in support of Hamas. This development has drastically curtailed shipping through the Suez Canal and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, driving up trade prices. This week, the Trump administration began an extensive bombing campaign against the Houthis in an effort to reopen that crucial waterway. Burcu Ozcelik highlights another benefit of this action:
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