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.

The Iranian-backed Houthi group employed Russian-provided data to guide missile and drone attacks on Western ships, posing a significant threat to global trade, according to reports.

Russia earlier this year provided satellite data to help Yemen's Huthi rebels strike ships in the Red Sea, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

Moscow’s assistance in Iran-backed militant attacks that are disrupting trade show how the Kremlin is seeking to tie up the U.S. in the Middle East.

Russia has provided targeted satellite data to the Yemeni Houthis to guide missiles and drones in attacks on ships in the Red Sea, reports The Wall Street Journal. Attacks on vessels, including commercial ships,