Iran sends warship to Red Sea as tensions escalate

The Houthis in November began attacking vessels they claimed were headed to or owned by entities in Israel in a bid to end an Israeli offensive in Gaza, after Hamas, a US-designated terrorist group, staged a shock attack inside Israel on October 7. In one month, the Houthis hijacked one container ship and launched over 100 drone and ballistic missile attacks, targeting 10 merchant vessels involving more than 35 different nations, according to the Pentagon. Operation Prosperity Guardian, involving the navies of the US and nine other nations, swung into action from December 19 and had a fierce encounter with…