China and Russia

China and Russia have made an informal deal with Yemen’s Houthi terrorist group, Bloomberg reported on March 21. According to “several people with knowledge of the militant group’s discussions,” the Houthis agreed not to target Chinese and Russian ships in the Red Sea in exchange for protection in international forums.

Amid the Israel-Hamas war, the Iranian proxy Houthis have been disrupting Red Sea merchant traffic. The main targets were ships going to and from Israel. But any ship sailing through the Red Sea has become Houthi “target practice,” including Russian and Chinese ships. In late January, the Houthis fired at a ship carrying Russian oil after a Houthi spokesman told Russian media they would avoid Russian and Chinese targets.

Read more at “Make a Deal With the Houthis”