In the Indian Ocean, a chemical cargo ship was attacked by a drone, causing a fire, but fortunately it was extinguished in time and there were no people. The freighter, which bears the flag of Liberia, is operated by a Dutch company and owned by the Japanese. After being attacked, it sent a distress signal to the perimeter, and after receiving the news, the Indian Navy sent ** to patrol the vicinity to prevent more danger from happening. This is a matter of concern, and it shows that the risks of war in Gaza are spreading, and that the Red Sea has become a second front line of war, and it is becoming more and more dangerous.
The United States has accused Iran of being the launcher of the drone, an accusation that both Iran and Iranian-backed Houthis have denied. If what the United States says is true, then Iran is directly helping Hamas, which is even more serious than the threat of the Houthis hijacking ships in the Red Sea. Iran seems anxious because Hamas is facing a crisis of being driven out of Gaza by Israel. Iran's top religious leader and the commander of the Revolutionary Guard even threatened that they could blockade the Mediterranean Sea and the Strait of Gibraltar, which was already beyond the scope of the Gaza war.
The ship has no direct relationship with Israel, except that its parent company has shares in Israeli businessmen, but it is not an Israeli ** or corporate ship, and there are no Israeli seafarers on board. It was an ordinary merchant ship bound for India from Saudi Arabia, loaded with chemicals, and the seafarers on board were almost all Indians. The ship was attacked, which made the situation in the region even more tense. This suggests that any ship can be the target of an attack, for whatever reason. This is also the reason why India is very dissatisfied with this matter, and it is also the reason why the Indian Navy sent an escort.
The attack took place at a great distance from Gaza and the Red Sea. According to the positioning, it is located 2,500 kilometers from Yemen and more than 3,000 kilometers from Gaza. This means that not only the Red Sea, but also the wider Middle East and the Indian Ocean are no longer safe. The fact that the United States and other countries have been escorting ships in the Red Sea and are now attacking thousands of miles away shows that it is difficult to prevent them, and it is likely that Iran or the Houthis are deliberately trying to expand the war in Gaza. Because their drones can fly to the surrounding area. Therefore, from these three risks, it can be seen that Iran is very anxious, if Hamas is driven out by Israel, they will lose a tool of influence in Palestine, and they dare not clash head-on with Israel, so they can only stir up the situation from the side. But this behavior has worried and dissatisfied the whole world, can Iran and the Houthis withstand global pressure?