Russia provided satellite data to help Yemen's Houthi rebels strike ships in the Red Sea, according to the Wall Street Journal. The data was transmitted by members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stationed in Yemen and used to target ships with missiles and drones. The attacks have led to a drop in traffic through the key shipping lane, prompting the United States and Britain to deploy a naval coalition to the region. Russian President Vladimir Putin has been pushing back against Western isolation since the Ukraine invasion in 2022. The report comes after a summit of the BRICS countries, where Putin warned that the Middle East is on the brink of a full-scale war.