U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan answers questions during the daily briefing at the White House on November 13, 2023 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images National security adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday said that the United States will conduct further military action against Iran-backed groups, heightening tensions in the Middle East despite Sullivan … Read more
“Yes,” Biden said when asked Sunday in Las Vegas whether the US attacks are working. The administration made clear it’s responding to other challenges too. US strikes on Saturday targeted Yemen-based Houthis who have roiled global trade by targeting commercial vessels in the Red Sea, hitting the militants’ weapons-storage facilities deep underground and not solely … Read more
Representational photo Sanaa: Yemen’s armed Houthi group has said that they have struck the Israeli city of Eilat with several ballistic missiles. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea in a statement aired by the group’s al-Masirah TV on Friday said that the group struck “specific targets” in the city to demonstrate its “support to the Palestinian … Read more
The MV Bahijah set out for Israel on January 5 carrying around 14,000 sheep and 2,000 cattle but diverted due to threat of attack and was ordered home by the Australian government. It arrived in Perth in Western Australia on Monday during a summer heatwave. Livestock on MV Bahijah that is docked at a port … Read more
American forces carried out strikes in Yemen against 10 attack drones and a ground control station belonging to the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, the US military said on Wednesday. A US warship also shot down an anti-ship missile fired by the Houthis and later downed three Iranian drones, Central Command (CENTCOM) said. While the United States … Read more
UK says Houthis attacked British military vessel in the Red Sea resulting in no damage and no injuries. A UK vessel shot down a Houthi drone in the Red Sea, the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence has said, as tensions in the Middle East soar amid the ongoing war in Gaza. “Yesterday HMS Diamond successfully … Read more
This handout screen grab captured from a video shows Yemen’s Houthi fighters’ takeover of the Galaxy Leader Cargo in the Red Sea coast off Hudaydah, on November 20, 2023 in the Red Sea, Yemen. Handout | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. military said on Wednesday that its forces conducted strikes on 14 Houthi missiles that were loaded … Read more
The US has reacted on the escalating tensions between Iran and Pakistan and has urged restraint on all sides. Iran-Pakistan Row: US Expresses Concern About Escalating Tensions, Urges Restraint Washington, DC: The United States on Thursday (local time) expressed its concerns over the escalating tensions between Iran and Pakistan following Iran’s missile strikes in Balochistan … Read more
Members of the Yemeni Coast Guard affiliated with the Houthi group patrol the sea as demonstrators march through the Red Sea port city of Hodeida in solidarity with the people of Gaza on January 4, 2024, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the militant Hamas group in Gaza. – | Afp | Getty Images … Read more
By Zeke Miller and Aamer Madhani | Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Thursday that U.S. military strikes against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen will continue, but he acknowledged that the American and British bombardment has yet to stop the militants’ attacks on vessels in the Red Sea that have bedeviled global shipping. … Read more
