President Trump ordered military strikes against the Houthi militia in Yemen, citing their attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea as harmful to global trade. However, major shipping lines continue to avoid the area, opting to sail around Africa instead. While airstrikes have been conducted against the Houthis, a lasting solution may require a broad Middle East peace accord or a decisive defeat of the militia, which has shown resilience against larger forces and acted independently of its Iranian backers.
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