The Red Sea Is Closed For Business

As Iran-backed Yemeni Armed Forces threaten Israeli shipping in the Red Sea, shipping companies steer clear.

Major global shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd told the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation Monday that it has no plans to return to the Red Sea. The statement from Hapag-Lloyd comes after the Yemeni Armed Forces threatened Israeli shipping in an official Yemen Press Agency statement on Monday.

The threats come shortly after the Yemeni Armed Forces launched a ballistic missile directly at Israel on Monday, according to Israel National News.

“We declare a complete and total ban on Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea, and we consider all enemy movements to be legitimate military targets for our Armed Forces from the moment this statement is issued,” the Yemen Press Agency said in the release.

The White House and the Israeli Embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Pentagon and U.S. Central Command declined to comment. The State Department could not provide a comment before publication.

The Yemeni Armed Forces also claimed it launched the missile against Israel as retaliation for the Greater Israel Project, the Yemen Press Agency said in the release.

“In rejection of the Zionist project seeking to establish what is so called ‘Greater Israel’ under the name of the New Middle East, and in our endeavor to break the unjust and oppressive siege imposed by the American enemy on our people … the Yemeni Armed Forces launched a missile barrage targeting sensitive Israeli enemy targets,” the Yemen Press Agency said in the release.