Yesterday, the ongoing disruption of shipping in the Red Sea took an interesting turn. The Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV), a threat well known to anyone who has operated in the Gulf in the last few years – and very well known to the Russian Black Sea Fleet, some of whom have taken up residency on […]
WASHINGTON — Amid growing calls for President Joe Biden to order a stronger military response to repeated attacks by Houthi rebels on shipping in the Red Sea, members of his national security team convened a White House meeting Wednesday to review possible options, including strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, according to two current administration […]
Jan. 1 (UPI) — In a display of heightening tensions, Iran dispatched a warship to the Red Sea, one day after the U.S. Navy destroyed and sank three Houthi small boats. Iranian state media reported that the Alborz destroyer moved through the Bab El-Mandeb strait, between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, on […]
(Bloomberg) — Iran dispatched a warship to the Red Sea after the US Navy destroyed three Houthi boats, a move that risks ratcheting up tensions and complicates Washington’s goal of securing a waterway that’s vital to global trade. Most Read from Bloomberg The Alborz destroyer traversed the Bab El-Mandeb strait, a narrow choke point between […]
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Ahmed Elimam COPENHAGEN/DUBAI/CAIRO (Reuters) -U.S. helicopters repelled an attack by Iran-backed Houthi militants on a Maersk container vessel in the Red Sea, sinking three ships and killing 10 militants, according to accounts by American, Maersk, and Houthi officials on Sunday. The naval battle occurred around 0330 GMT on Sunday as the […]
Things are really heating up in the southern end of the Red Sea. Houthi attacks on shipping moving through the chokepoint not only continue, but appear to be getting more complex. Now U.S. Central Command has said Navy helicopters were fired upon by Houthi raiding craft while responding to a distress call from a cargo […]
Navy helicopters fired on Iran-backed Houthi gunmen attempting to hijack a cargo ship. The helicopters returned fire in self-defense, sinking three of the four small boats, and killing the crews. The small boats originated from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, said US Central Command. The conflict in the Red Sea escalated on Sunday when US Navy […]
(Adds Maersk comment in paragraph 1) DUBAI, Dec 31 (Reuters) – Iranian-backed Houthi militants attacked a Maersk container vessel, prompting the company to pause all sailing through the Red Sea for 48 hours, Maersk said on Sunday. The attack was the latest by Houthi militants in Yemen, who have been targeting vessels in The Red […]
The US Treasury has imposed sanctions on a large group of money exchange services based in Yemen and Turkey. The United States claim several Middle Eastern financial brokers have funded Iranian-based Houthi rebels who have launched attacks against commercial shipping vessels in the southern Red Sea. Middle Eastern agencies impacted by Thursday’s sanctions include the […]
DUBAI (Reuters) – The leader of Yemen’s Houthis warned on Wednesday they would strike U.S. warships if the Iranian-backed militia was targeted by Washington, which this week set up a multinational force to counter Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea. The Houthis, which control vast amounts of territory in Yemen after years […]
CAIRO (Reuters) – Any hostile move against Yemen will have dire consequences and great costs, Ali al-Qahoum, a member of the Houthi group’s Ansarullah politburo, told Al Mayadeen TV late on Friday. “The Houthis will not abandon the Palestinian cause, regardless of any U.S., Israeli, or Western threats,” he said, adding that operations against Israel […]
Military officers charged with U.S. operations in the Middle East have drafted options to hit back against the militants, though they are not actively pushing them at this time, according to one of the officials and a fourth American official. The military’s job is to present a variety of options to senior commanders, but the […]