The US paid the Russians to help them secure their nuclear material in the greatest masterstroke of nonproliferation of all human history, we can do a similar thing with the Houthi. Everyone wins.
If a major food supply fails in the Middle East, we might see another mass-migration like that driven by the Syrian conflict.
Whether we like it or not, everything today is global.
Why is this a US responsibility? The UK, France, India, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Russia, and China are all closer and have significant naval forces which could reach that tanker.
So on that basis you're willing to sign up US military personnel to risk their lives, and US taxpayers to foot the bill? The Yemeni littorals are an active combat zone.
If a major food supply fails in the Middle East, we might see another mass-migration like that driven by the Syrian conflict.
Whether we like it or not, everything today is global.