Burning tanker attacked by Houthis appears to be leaking oil, Pentagon says
GuardianSEP 2024
These latest attacks further demonstrate that the Iran-backed Houthis are willing to take extreme measures in the Red Sea despite their consequences. Targeting oil tankers represents both an environmental and navigational threat, so it's imperative to take steps to further counter Houthi actions in the Red Sea as soon as possible.
Let alone double standards over Houthi legitimate actions and Israeli war crimes in the Red Sea, the main issue here is that Washington has engaged in counterproductive, illegal military operations in Yemen to try to counter the Houthis. If the US really wants to stop the Red Sea crisis, it must push for a cease-fire in Gaza.
There's a 2% chance that the US and Iran will be primary actors on opposite sides of a war before 2025, according to the Metaculus prediction community.