Western allies trying to negotiate a way to protect energy shipping in the Strait of Hormuz face a stark reality: A similar effort in the Red Sea against Yemen's Houthis cost billions of dollars and ultimately failed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/25/world/western-powers-shipping-red-sea-hormuz/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #donaldtrump #middleeast #iran #mojtabakhamenei #israel #benjaminnetanyahu #lebanon #uae #dubai #saudiarabia #drones #missiles #straitofhormuz #redsea #shipping #trade