Today, Jess, Morgan, Jamil, and Les discuss recent developments out of the Middle East including Saturday’s first-ever U.S. self-defense strike against a Houthi underwater drone in the Red Sea, the attempted comms takeover of an El Al flight over the Horn of Africa by unknown actors, and an alleged backing-off of proxy attacks by the Iranian government in parts of the region.

Are the Biden Administration’s efforts at deterrence working? Will the IRGC's ostensible tamp down on proxy attacks be sustained? Do underwater drones indicate an increased level of sophistication from the Houthis? Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines!

Check out the sources that helped shape our expert's discussion!

https://www.axios.com/2024/02/19/us-houthi-strike-underwater-drone-red-sea

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-military-strikes-houthi-unmanned-underwater-vessel-red-sea/ 

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-787572

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/02/18/iran-proxies-middle-east/ 

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