Houthis

New US Strikes Against Houthis After Tanker Targeted

US forces struck a Houthi site in West Yemen early on Saturday, January 27. Attacks by the Iranian-backed group keep disrupting shipping lines in the Red Sea. US forces struck an anti-ship missile in Houthi-held Yemen that they said was ready to fire Saturday, hours after the Iran-backed rebels caused a fire on a British tanker in the Gulf of ...

US-China Meeting in Bangkok on Iran and Taiwan

US and Chinese officials met in Bangkok, the Thai capital, on Saturday, January 27, to discuss areas of friction between the two powers. At the forefront were the issues of Iran and its Houthi ally in the Red Sea, as well as Taiwan. China's top diplomat Wang Yi and US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan held "candid, substantive" talks in ...

Yemeni Minister of Information Prosecutes Houthis

The Yemeni Minister of Information, Mouammar al-Iryani, outlines to This is Beirut the Houthis' destabilizing conduct in the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb. For him, these actions have no connection to events in Gaza, but serve the Iranian agenda. What is the true objective behind the Houthi strikes against maritime traffic in the Red Sea? Is it true ...

Houthis Target US Warship in Red Sea

Iranian-backed Houthis fired "several" missiles at a US warship in the Red Sea, as they announced on Wednesday, hours after the US military reported shooting down a missile. "The naval forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces (...) fired several... naval missiles at the American destroyer USS Gravely in the Red Sea," the Houthi statement said. Earlier, ...

New US Strikes Against Houthis as Red Sea Tensions Flare

US launched air strikes against the Houthis on Thursday morning, February 1, in response to a new attack by the Iran-backed group,  the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said. American forces said they destroyed 10 drones launched by the Houthis and raided a ground control station belonging to the Iran-backed group on Thursday. A US warship also ...

Houthis Promise Retaliation Against US, UK Strikes in Yemen

Yemen's Houthis said Sunday US and British air strikes "will not deter us" and vowed a response after dozens of targets were hit in retaliation for the Iran-backed rebels' repeated Red Sea attacks. The joint air raids in Yemen late Saturday followed a separate wave of unilateral American strikes against Iran-linked targets in Iraq and Syria in ...

Houthis Threaten Global Internet Traffic

In the forefront of attacks on maritime traffic in the Red Sea since October, the Houthis are a cause for concern in terms of their ability to target telecommunication cables. This threat is being taken seriously by the Yemeni government and the local telecom agency. Nothing seems to deter the Houthis from continuing their attacks on various ...

US Strikes Houthis in Yemen Again

The US military said on Monday that it had struck explosive uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) operated by Houthi rebels in Yemen, days after a wave of joint strikes with Britain aimed at stopping continued attacks on international shipping. "US forces identified the explosive USVs in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and determined they presented an ...

New US Strikes on Yemen

The US military said on Sunday that it had struck more devices and missiles in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen that were prepared to launch against ships in the Red Sea. The strikes occurred on Saturday between 4:00 and 5:00 PM (13:00 and 14:00 GMT) north of the city of Hodeida, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on social media. American ...

Missile Attack on Bulk Carrier in Red Sea

A missile attack on a Greece-owned bulk carrier in the Red Sea has been reported on Monday. No casualties have been signaled, although the vessel was damaged. A vessel came under missile attack off Yemen's southern coast on Monday while transiting the strategic Bab al-Mandeb strait, according to security agencies. The incident occurred before ...

IMF and World Distraught by Middle East Instability

The IMF and World Bank expressed their fears over the repercussions of  instability in the Middle East. The war in Gaza and the Houthi's attacks in the Red Sea are jeopardizing the global economy. The IMF and World Bank warned on Monday that the Gaza war and the related attacks on shipping though the Red Sea pose threats to the global ...