If the blockade of ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, which is It began last February after the first attacks by the armed forces of the USA and Israel against Iran, is still ongoing and is used by Tehran as an important card to play in the negotiations for the cessation of military operations, another vital artery maritime world risks being put in crisis again by the possible resumption of attacks by Yemeni Houthi rebels against ships transiting the Red Sea.

This morning, in fact, the spokesman of the rebels, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, proclaimed a total ban on the navigation in the Red Sea for all ships attributable to Israeli interests, which would be considered as objectives military. The threat was accompanied by the announcement of the firing of missiles against the Israeli city of Jaffa that they would achieve their goals. 'At the escalation - specified Saree referring to the continuation Israeli attacks in Lebanon - will be answered with escalation, and our operations will intensify based on developments".

The possible resumption of attacks on ships in transit in the Red Sea poses a major threat to ship traffic in the region and in the Suez Canal. Since the end of 2023 the ship PCTC Galaxy Leader had been seized by Houthi militiamen ( of 20 November 2023), the Red Sea crisis had rapidly aggravated by the multiplication of attacks on ships, so much so that since then, maritime traffic in the Suez Canal has increased almost halved, with 12,758 ships passing through the canal Egyptian in 2025 compared to 26,434 in 2023 and with 4,506 ships transited in the first four months of 2026 compared to 8,630 in the corresponding period of 2023.