India Feels the Results of Iran-Backed Terror, and Sides with Israel

On Saturday, an attack drone launched by Iran-backed Houthi guerrillas in Yemen struck a commercial tanker in the Red Sea, and another drone—thought to have been launched from Iran itself—hit a chemical tanker off the Indian coast. Both ships’ crews, none of whom were injured, were made up mostly of Indian citizens. India has since dispatched several naval vessels to protect its sea lanes. Meanwhile, there was an explosion near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi on Tuesday. These events suggest that, despite its history of cordial relations with Iran, the world’s largest democracy has reason to see Tehran’s regional aggression as a threat to its own security. And this is happening at a time when Israel and India have been growing closer.