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Amid Houthi attacks, traffic through the Suez Canal, which typically handles 15% of global maritime trade, has dropped by 42%.
Airstrikes by the US and UK against Houthi targets in Yemen have so far failed to deter the group.
The European Union launched a naval mission, Operation Aspides, to protect shipping in the Bab al-Mandeb region.
The UK joined Bahrain in requesting a UN Security Council meeting on Yemen around 2026.
A proposed $24.3 billion sale of F-35 aircraft to Saudi Arabia was made around 2026.
The 2025 National Security Strategy from the Trump administration outlines its Middle East approach with the heading ‘Shift Burdens, Build Peace’.
There have been reported offers from Israel to provide intelligence and operational support to Saudi Arabia regarding the Houthi conflict.
The U.S. is leading an evolving security architecture in the Middle East where it coordinates regional partners and provides intelligence, logistics, and military integration, while aiming to avoid direct combat.
China, which is Iran's most significant oil customer, has reportedly urged Tehran to restrain Houthi activities.
Pakistan reportedly decided to convey a warning from Saudi Arabia to Tehran, urging them to restrain the Houthis.
The Houthis have claimed that only Saudi-linked vessels are prohibited from safe passage through the Bab Al-Mandeb strait.
On September 8, 2026, Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia injured more than 70 civilians.
Author Anne Rice died in 2021 at the age of 80 from complications related to a stroke.
Following her death, the care of Anne Rice's estate was passed to her son, Christopher Rice, and her friend Eric Shaw Quinn, through their production company, Dinner Partners.
According to his parents, on the day Michele Rice died, the doctor performing CPR on her eventually stopped and said, "We're kidding ourselves here."
Anne Rice wrote the screenplay for the 1994 film adaptation of her novel 'Interview With the Vampire'.
Stan Rice wrote a poem titled "Incanto" about the last night of his daughter Michele's life.
Author Anne Rice was the first guest on the first podcast episode produced by Dinner Partners.
Anne Rice died in December 2021 while a new television series based on 'Interview With the Vampire' was going into production.
In 1988, when Christopher Rice was 10, he moved to New Orleans with his mother, Anne Rice, due to her literary success.