Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave President Biden said U.S.-led strikes on Houthi militants across Yemen sent “a clear message” that the United States would not tolerate attacks on its personnel or commercial shipping in the Red Sea. But analysts say the assault early Friday, which the Houthis said killed five people, played … Read more
SANA’A, YEMEN – DECEMBER 03: Members of the Houthi-run Military Special Forces guard during a funeral procession of Houthi fighters at Al-Sha’ab Mosque on December 03, 2023 in Sana’a, Yemen. (Photo by Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images) Mohammed Hamoud | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. and U.K. forces have carried out airstrikes against Houthi rebel … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Houthi militants vowed Friday to retaliate for dozens of U.S. and British strikes on their positions in Yemen, a threat that provoked fears of further escalation in the seething Middle East. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the overnight strikes would not go “unpunished or unanswered.” In … Read more
An oil tanker anchored in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen’s contested western province of Hodeida on July 15, 2023. Mohammed Huwais | Afp | Getty Images Oil prices rose after Britain and the United States carried out military strikes against targets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, as tensions in the Red Sea … Read more
The US appeared to give the Houthi final warning to stop their attacks on international shipping. Days later, the Iran-backed rebels launched their biggest missile and drone attack yet. The assault was followed by more warnings from the West — then another Houthi attack on Thursday. The US and its allies ushered in the new … Read more
Houthi militants in Yemen are escalating attacks on ships traversing the Red Sea, one of the world’s busiest maritime ways, drawing the ire of the United States, Britain, and a coalition of countries invested in keeping the route open and safe for commerce. Since Israel declared war against Hamas in retaliation for its Oct. 7 … Read more
A cargo ship boat model is seen in front of “Red Sea” and “Houthi attacks” words in this illustration taken January 9, 2024. Dado Ruvic | Reuters U.S. and coalition forces under Operation Prosperity Guardian responded Tuesday in the Red Sea to what American officials said was the largest attack to date on merchant vessels … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave SANAA, Yemen — Yemen’s Houthi militants said Tuesday they will not stop their “military operations” in the Red Sea, hours after the United States announced the formation of a multinational naval coalition to protect commercial shipping there. The Yemeni group that’s aligned with Iran has been targeting … Read more
Six days ago, the US aircraft carrier Dwight D Eisenhower – Ike – transited the Suez Canal southbound and headed into the Red Sea as part of her pre-planned but accelerated deployment to the Gulf Region. En route she joined USS Ford and her carrier battle group in the Eastern Med for some interoperability training … Read more
STORY: Yemen’s Houthi movement says it’s fired a wave of missiles and drones against Israel, now officially entering the war between Israel and Islamist militants in Gaza. And cementing fears by world powers of the conflict spilling into more countries. The declaration came after Israel’s military said it intercepted two objects in separate incidents around … Read more