Houthis Ignite Iran War: Red Sea Chaos, US Ground Push Looms

The Impact

Forget headlines about distant drones—the Middle East just got a whole lot messier for everyone from oil traders to supermarket shoppers. Yemen's battle-hardened Houthis fired ballistic missiles at Israel on Saturday, officially jumping into the Iran war and reigniting nightmares of Red Sea shipping jams that could send global oil prices rocketing past recent highs. At the same time, the US Navy dumped 3,500 Marines and sailors into the Persian Gulf and Red Sea aboard amphibious...