China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, has called for an end to the attacks on civilian vessels in the Red Sea, though he did not mention the Iran-backed Houthi militia responsible for those attacks. Hezbollah leader says Houthis will continue to target ships in the Red Sea and US actions have endangered all shipping.Hezbollah, founded in the early 1980s in Lebanon, has popular support among Lebanon’s large Shia population, is deeply involved in Lebanon’s politics and has substantial economic interests. Is the US fueling the war in the Middle East ?

