but why the flare up now? all of these things are interconnected, and that s why it s really dangerous right now. so the big question now is, could this red sea conflict become the next war in the middle east? first of all, let s start by looking at what has actually been happening in the red sea. in mid november, 2023, the houthis, an iranian backed rebel group in yemen, began targeting commercial shipping off their coast. so, who exactly are the houthis and what is it motivating them? the houthis, who are a so called rebel group in yemen, they hail from the north west of yemen. they have been very active in this area for about a decade. it s only now that we re noticing because our global trade is being impacted. they hijacked this ship called the galaxy leader and they fired missiles and drones at others. us and british warships went to their defence. the houthis vowed revenge. the world economy, every economy will suffer if ships keep coming under attack in this illegal
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well, one, the biden administration has really deemphasized the middle east almost to the point of ignoring them at least at the presidential level. uae and saudi and others say we re in a war with yemen. we need arms assistance and you ve basically halted all of the stuff we need. you want a favor from us, here you are, and you call us a year into this when you ve been unwilling to even meet us at senior levels and they are angry and annoyed and it will take a lot of diplomatic work from the president and the white house to get that relationship back on track. dana: michael allen, thank you for being with us this morning and we ll stay in touch with you. appreciate you. bill: thank you, michael. president biden is he passing the buck on rising gas prices pinning the blame on russia? wasn t the cost of filling your tanking up before putin waged war? the former energy secretary rick perry next. people can t afford to buy
Iranians. we ve seen a number of attacks by them, including one at an airport in southern saudi arabia that injured more than two dozen people. finally, uae is another player here in the region this. the saudis and the emiratis are involved in this war with yemen, against iran in yemen a, and they re ones who have seen a potential threat in the gulf region. the u.s. surged military assets to the region after these initial threat streams emerged in early may. we saw them bring the u.s. aircraft carrier the abraham lincoln, and defensive patriots into the region because of these threats, richard. but, you know, right now there s the biggest potential, the biggest concern, according to