A year ago, the US launched a campaign aimed at halting the Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea. Since then, the Houthis have intensified both the frequency and sophistication of their assaults. They are now nearly daily targeting US military vessels and Israel.Last month, a US guided missile cruiser in the region mistakenly fired on an American F/A-18, forcing the pilot and a weapons system officer to eject. Although they sustained minor injuries, the incident could have led to a significant crisis for the Biden administration.For the latest updates on the Israel-Palestine conflict, visit our dedicated page.“For just over a year now, Washington has failed to turn off Houthi firepower, both against Israel and in the Red Sea. The Houthis are the only proxy of the Islamic Republic [of Iran] to have paraded and to have used anti-ship ballistic missiles,” Behnam Ben Taleblu, the senior director of the Iran program at the Washington-based Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Al