Carriers abandon plans to return to Suez Canal route and reinstate Cape of Good Hope diversions, while Arabian Gulf ports left isolated

US-Israel strikes on Iran and fresh Houthi threats in the Red Sea raise fears of trade disruption, oil price surge and a potential $30 billion hit to India’s exports as shipping costs and energy risks climb.

The following is the Feb. 20, 2026, Congressional Research Service report Yemen: Conflict, Red Sea Security and U.S. Policy. From the Report Yemen is a conflict-afflicted nation along the strategic Bab al Mandab Strait,

Yemen's Houthis are again saber-rattling in the Red Sea, having declared a "fourth phase" of escalation in the region on July 27, threatening to attack any ship from companies docking at Israel ports or tied to Israeli interests. The Houthi threat had been ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Wednesday released 11 mariners held since a July attack on the ship Eternity C in the Red Sea, an assault that killed four on board and sank the vessel. The Iranian-backed Houthis, who have been ...