2024 Year in Review

2024 Gulf Maritime Security: The Year of Escalation

2024 was defined by the full impact of the Red Sea crisis on global trade, the first commercial vessel sinkings and crew fatalities from Houthi attacks, IRGCN seizure of the MSC Aries container ship, Iran's direct ballistic missile attacks on Israel, and the failure of ceasefire efforts to restore safe passage through the Bab-el-Mandeb.