Shipping security in the corridor between the Mediterranean and Indian Oceans faces new risks from operational links between Yemeni rebels and Somali militants, according to reports from the Financial Times. The US government has warned that collaboration between the Houthi movement and the group al-Shabaab now threatens the stability of trade in the Red Sea.

The Red Sea is a critical passage for global maritime commerce. The US assessment identifies these militant ties as a specific danger to the flow of goods in the region, though no specific incidents of cooperation were detailed in the warning.