Senate skeptical of Biden administration’s approach to Houthi attacks

Democratic and Republican senators alike expressed their skepticism of the way the Biden administration is handling the Houthi attacks against commercial vessels in the waterways off Yemen’s coasts.

The Houthis have carried out more than 45 attacks on commercial vessels transiting the Gulf of Aden, Bab al-Mandab Strait, and into the Red Sea dating back to mid-November. Roughly 15% of international maritime commerce passes through this nautical pathway through the Middle East, though many shipping companies have opted to reroute their shipments on longer, more expensive routes to avoid the Houthi threat.