Maersk

September 6, 2024 | |

Maersk Reports Houthi Attacks Cause 66 Percent Drop in Suez Canal Traffic

Danish shipping giant A.P Moller-Maersk (Maersk) announced on September 5 that traffic through the Suez Canal has decreased 66 percent since companies began diverting ships away...

August 26, 2024 | |

Red Sea Environmental Crisis Brewing After Houthi Attack

A Greek-flagged oil tanker remains ablaze in the Red Sea days after coming under attack by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, the European Union (EU) Red Sea naval mission said on August...

July 17, 2024 | |

Top Shipping Company Warns of Global Impact of Houthi Attacks on Vessels in Red Sea

Latest Developments Danish shipping company A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) said on July 17 that the consequences of diverting ships away from the Red Sea to avoid attacks launched by Iranian-backed Houthi...

July 11, 2024 | |

Iran-Backed Houthis Continue Targeting Commercial Shipping

Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen attacked a commercial vessel in the Red Sea’s Bab el-Mandeb Strait on July 10, one day after conducting an attack on a U.S.-flagged container...

May 10, 2024 | |

Houthis Target Ships Linked to Israel

The leader of the Houthis announced on May 8 that the Yemen-based, Iran-backed rebel group would target “ships of any company related to supplying or transporting goods to Israel...

January 26, 2024 | Joe Truzman, Bill Roggio

Houthis attack U.S. warship, strike British tanker

The Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen continue to launch strikes against U.S. warships and commercial vessels in the Red Sea, Bab Al Mandeb Strait, and the Gulf of Aden despite American and British efforts...

January 4, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Will the world take action against Houthi threats in the Red Sea?

Will countries be willing to actually act against the Houthis, or will the Houthis continue to decide on a time and place to attack ships?

December 27, 2023 | Mark Dubowitz |

Biden needs to strike back hard against Houthis to protect Red Sea — and US influence

Iran is on the offensive. On the day after Christmas, in the space of just 10 hours, US forces in the Red Sea had to shoot down 12 suicide drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles and two ballistic...

December 20, 2023 | |

Houthis Continue Threats Despite New U.S.-Led Multilateral Red Sea Operation

Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen vowed on December 19 to continue threatening international shipping in the Red Sea. “No matter how many alliances America mobilizes, our military...

December 17, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

What would a maritime security force mean for the Red Sea?

The Iran-backed Houthi attacks have only escalated in the past week by firing on Eilat, having begun in October to match the Hamas massacre.

March 12, 2022 | James Brooke |

Russia sanctions grow faster, larger than South Africa sanctions in 1980s

When I lived in Moscow, I worked for Bloomberg, banked at Citibank, used my Visa card at Ikea, lunched at McDonald’s and flew home on Aeroflot to New York. As of this week, all that is over. As more than...

February 17, 2022 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Samantha Ravich

The U.S. Must Prepare to Withstand a Cyberattack

Congress gave the Biden administration two years to develop a strategy. One year in, there is little evidence that the work has started.

April 14, 2020 | Eric S. Edelman, Ray Takeyh

The Next Iranian Revolution

Why Washington Should Seek Regime Change in Tehran

September 20, 2018 | David Adesnik, Saeed Ghasseminejad

Europe’s Leading Companies Are Bowing to U.S. Sanctions

Corporate Europe is bowing to the pressure of Washington’s unilateral sanctions on Iran. The continent’s leading multinational firms, such as Airbus, Maersk, Peugeot, Total, and Sieme...

July 6, 2018 | Saeed Ghasseminejad |

The Rial’s Fall Shakes Tehran

A small number of merchants in Tehran on June 24 protested against the rapid depreciation of the rial, the Iranian currency. One day later, that small protest turned into the largest demonstratio...

October 18, 2012 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Swiss Cheese

The EU's "strong" sanctions on Iran are full of holes, but might they be enough to prevent the U.S. going to war?

November 15, 2011 | Mark Dubowitz Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations |

Progress of the Obama Administration’s Policy Toward Iran

      Opening Remarks Q and A Introduction...

November 15, 2011 | Mark Dubowitz

Progress of the Obama Administration’s Policy Toward Iran

      Opening Remarks Q and A Introduction...