Ex-US ambassador warns Houthi threat to Red Sea shipping remains serious

Former US ambassador Daniel Shapiro, who held a senior Pentagon role during Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping in 2023 and 2024, discussed the scale of the threat in an NPR interview. Houthi strikes significantly disrupted maritime trade on one of the world's most critical shipping routes. Shapiro assessed the effectiveness of US operations against the Yemeni rebels.