Russia earlier this year provided satellite data to help Yemen’s Houthi rebels strike ships in the Red Sea, the Wall Street Journal alleged on Thursday. The US daily — citing “a person familiar with the matter” and two anonymous European defense officials — reported that the data was transmitted by Iranian intermediaries and used to target ships with missiles and drones. The Houthis, who control vast swaths of Yemen, started targeting commercial shipping in the Red Sea in what they say is solidarity with Palestinians after Israel began its war on Gaza. The attacks have led to a dramatic drop…