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Gas, Oil Prices Rising Amid Houthi Attacks in Red Sea 

Global oil and gas prices are rising due to a steady drip of attacks on commercial shipping transiting the Red Sea by Houthi militants in Yemen, as the Iran-aligned group looks to undermine Israeli, American, and broader Western interests amid the Israel-Hamas showdown in Gaza.

Oil major BP on Monday said it would pause all shipments through the Red Sea citing the “deteriorating security situation.” Shipping giants MSC, Maersk, CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd have all said they will avoid using the Suez Canal route into the Red Sea given safety concerns. Evergreen Group’s container shipping operation said Monday it would suspend Israeli imports and exports “with immediate effect until further notice.”

The unfolding maritime crisis poses another thorny problem for the White House, which is said to be juggling divergent demands from its regional allies. The UAE, Bloomberg reported, is pushing for direct military action and the redesignation of the Houthis as a terrorist organization. But Saudi Arabia favors a more diplomatic approach, fearing further Houthi escalation.

There is no easy fix to the Houthi problem. Saudi Arabia and the UAE have been at war with the organization since 2015, working in vain to restore the Yemeni government overthrown in 2014. The Houthis are armed and trained extensively by Iran, though retain significant operational independence.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday announced the U.S.-led Operation Prosperity Guardian to enhance security for shipping transiting the conflict region, with the participation of the United Kingdom, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain.

Michael Allen, who served as special assistant to President George W. Bush and the senior director at the National Security Council, told Newsweek the situation is “getting more and more tense.”

“If the Houthi are able to get a shot off and actually hit one of our destroyers—the missile defense fails, or something gets through—there's going to be hell to pay,” Allen said.

“President Biden, as much as he doesn't want to escalate—and that does seem to be the overriding thesis of his foreign policy if you want to stretch that to Ukraine and the Middle East—I don't see how he's going to avoid it.”

“If they land a punch, Biden is going to have to hit back very, very hard.”

Thus far, Western military vessels have weathered Houthi attacks. The USS Carney has repeatedly shot down drones and ballistic missiles fired from Yemen, while the French Languedoc frigate has also intercepted Houthi munitions.

But with each new attack comes new risks. “It's a math problem,” Allen said.

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