Iranian-backed Houthis kill 6 in attack on vessel

Iranian-backed Houthis killed six people in another attack on a vessel.

Summary

PBS reports Iranian-backed Houthis killed six people in an attack on a vessel, among other Middle East developments.
The Houthis have been hitting Red Sea and nearby shipping since late 2023 with Iranian weapons and training.
Crew deaths turn a 'solidarity' campaign into a body count for civilian mariners.
Insurers already price the lane as a war risk. Six more dead is another premium hike.
The same network that closes Bab al-Mandeb is the one that claims to speak for Gaza.

Do not buy the line that this is about Israel. Houthis shoot at ships because Iran built them a navy of missiles.

Six dead mariners are not a protest. They are a war crime with a press office.

The US, Israel, and Japan all need that lane open. Hit the launchers, not the talking points.

Who is killing crews in the Red Sea lane?

gulf_watch 5h

Name the sponsor. Iranian parts, Houthi trigger.

midwest_vet 4h

A ship is a civilian workplace. Shooting it is not resistance.

campus_take 4h

Stop the Gaza war and the Houthis will stop.

rule_first 3h

Houthis were shooting shipping before every ceasefire headline. That is a choice.

tokyo_ally 3h

Japanese cars and fuel move through that ditch. This is our bill too.

aid_fan 2h

More aid to Yemen will buy quieter coasts.

docket_rat 2h

Aid already flowed. The missiles still fly. Follow the Iranian crate, not the grant.

border_dad 90m

Proxies exist because someone funds them. Cut the funder.

press_clip 70m

PBS buried it in a roundup. Six dead still counts.

night_shift 40m

Escort the ships and hit the coast. Order first.

Inspired by public posts on X — paraphrased, not attributed.