Russia has been aiding the Houthis’ assault on Western shipping lanes in the Red Sea by providing them targeting data. As the Houthis ramped up their strikes on the U.S. and other nations’ postures in the region after the Oct. 7 attack on Israel ...

The satellite data was transferred to the Houthis through Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps members in Yemen, per The Wall Street Journal's sources.

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Such assistance shows how far Russian President Vladimir Putin is willing to go to undermine the Western economic and political order, the WSJ wrote.

Russia provided satellite data to Houthi rebels targeting Western ships in the Red Sea, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a person familiar with the matter and two European defense officials. The data was passed to the rebel group through members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps embedded with the Houthis in Yemen.

The Wall Street Journal has reported that Russia passed sensitive tracking data on western ships in the Red Sea to the Houthi rebels in Yemen for attacks. The report claims that the data was provided via Iran's IRGC to the Houthis.

The WSJ says the U.S. is worried Russia could provide the militants with anti-ship or anti-aircraft missiles that threaten military protection of shipping.