Increased pirate activity threatens global shipping and stability in the Indian Ocean Recent Houthi attacks on vessels in the Red Sea have reinvigorated piracy networks off the coast of Somalia, according to Vice Admiral Ignacio Villanueva, commander of the European Union’s anti-piracy operation. The Iran-backed Houthi militants, based in Yemen, began targeting ships in the … Continue reading Houthi Attacks in Red Sea Trigger Somali Piracy Resurgence, Says EU Naval Chief