The story: Amid rising pressure on the Joe Biden administration to expand its targeting of sites allegedly linked to Iran and its regional allies, an outlet affiliated with Iran’s military has warned against western action at sea. At the heart of the matter is a contentious Iranian ship off the coast of Yemen accused of feeding intelligence to the Ansarullah movement, better known as the Houthis.

The warning comes as Tehran has condemned the recent US airstrikes in Iraq and Syria. The bombings follow a deadly drone attack on an American base in Jordan claimed by a new Iraqi entity. While no Iranians have reportedly been killed in the US airstrikes, Afghan affiliates of Iran’s expeditionary Quds Force are said to be...