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  Iran’s web of armed partners such as Hezbollah and the Houthis serves to strengthen its influence in the Middle East and could pose a significant threat to the United States and U.S. allies in the region, especially Israel.   In the four decades since its Islamic Revolution, Iran has formed and supported an expanding number of allied fighting forces throughout the Middle East. Iran’s Quds Force, part of the  Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps  (IRGC), serves as the main point of contact with these groups, providing them with training, weaponry, and funds to promote Iranian regional objectives. Fighters from Shiite Muslim–majority countries such as Iraq and Lebanon compose Iran’s main proxies, but groups in Sunni-majority Afghanistan, the Palestinian territories, Syria, and Yemen have also formed associations with Iran. At the heart of this network is  Hezbollah , a Lebanese political party and militant group infamous for its acts of terrorism, which has he...

  After a rise in attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis, the world's largest shipping firms are staying away from the Red Sea and Suez Canal. Could the world see a repeat of the post-COVID supply chain crisis? The US and other countries have vowed to increase security in the Red Sea Over the past week, most of the world's largest shipping firms have said they will avoid the Red Sea and therefore the Suez Canal after Yemen-based Houthi rebels fired missiles at cargo ships over the Israel-Hamas war. Instead, ships traveling from the Far East to Europe will need to make a detour around the entire African continent, via South Africa's Cape of Good Hope. The journey will take more than a week longer and will add about 3,500 nautical miles (6,482 kilometers) to the journey.  The Suez Canal, which connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean, is the shortest route between Europe and Asia. About 1...