(Wall Street Journal) Benoit Faucon - Fresh attacks targeted American ships in the Red Sea, days after the U.S. struck Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Recent Houthi attacks, initially directed against Israeli-linked vessels, have become increasingly indiscriminate. Most of the Houthi attacks have struck ships that have no apparent connection to Israel or its allies. Nasruddin Amer, a Houthi spokesman, told Al Jazeera, "The ship doesn't necessarily have to be heading to Israel for us to target it, it is enough for it to be American." A Pentagon official said, "It's a very active and dangerous situation in one of the world's most crucial shipping routes. The Houthis must stop what they're doing or their war machine will be destroyed."
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