2025-07-18
26 分钟The Economist.
Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist.
I'm your host Rosie Bloor.
Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.
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But first...
Back in May, Donald Trump said that Houthi attacks on container ships in the Red Sea were over.
They just don't want to fight and they have capitulated.
They say they will not be blowing up ships anymore.
But the Houthis don't seem to have got Trump's memo.
Earlier this month, they did just that, sinking two vessels in the space of a week.
Greg Kahlstrom is a Middle East correspondent for The Economist.
On July 6th,
Houthi rebels in Yemen confronted and then attacked a Liberia-flagged Greek-operated bulk carrier,
the Magic Seas, off southwest Yemen.