Unconfirmed reports indicate that Russia has been providing targeting data for the Houthis’ anti
merchant shipping campaign in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandeb and the Gulf of Aden, which has involved
the targeting of over 80 vessels. The report alleges Russia provided satellite targeting data to the
Houthis which was then relayed to the Houthis via Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC).
The data has likely enabled the Houthis to more accurately target vessels and has been used by
Russia to undermine the US, force resources to be dedicated to the region over Ukraine and increase
oil and gas prices to Moscow’s benefit.