It’s all part of Iran’s plan.
Despite the US and its allies attempting to provide safe passage in the Red Sea, the international waterway simply is not safe. In fact, it’s quite deadly – as the crew of the Barbados-flagged True Confidence unfortunately discovered Wednesday, March 6. The merchant vessel was set ablaze by a terrorist attack by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, and three sailors were killed.
The highly touted Operation Prosperity Guardian (OPG) is a US-sponsored effort to coordinate a multinational force to protect international merchant vessels transiting the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab strait. Yet Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen continue to attack innocent commercial shipping in the region. Evidence shows that these attacks are part of an Iranian strategy to build influence in the Gulf Region.
