Houthis wreak havoc in Red Sea

The leader of Yemen’s Houthis warned they would strike U.S. warships if Washington targets the Iranian-backed militia. The U.S. is leading a naval task force to counter attacks on Red Sea shipping

ISRAEL 
SYRIA
IRAN
IRAQ 
KUWAIT
Suez Canal
EGYPT
JORDAN
SAUDI ARABIA
Strait of Hormuz
OMAN
SUDAN
YEMEN
Sanaa 
Red Sea
Houthi-control
Gulf of Aden 
ETHIOPIA
Bad al-Manbed Strait 

Dec: 210 ships travel through Red Sea compared to 330 in November - down 36%

Cape of Good Hope

Dec 1-20: 121 vessels capable of carrying 1.6 million shipping containers reroute via Cape of Good Hope

Operation Prosperity Guardian: Task force to patrol Gulf of Aden and Red Sea

Sources: Al Mayadeen, Financial Times, Reuters
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