WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and British militaries bombed more than a dozen sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen on Thursday, in a massive retaliatory strike using warship- and submarine-launched Tomahawk missiles and fighter jets, U.S. officials said. … Read More
Jan. 9 (UPI) — Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Tuesday launched what the U.S. military described as “a complex attack” involving missiles and drones in the Red Sea, further raising already high tensions in the Middle East. The attack occurred at … Read More
The Lebanese group Hezbollah says one of its commanders has been killed in a strike in southern Lebanon believed to have been carried out by Israel. Wissam Tawil was reportedly a member of the group’s elite Radwan Force, and one … Read More
Jan. 5 (UPI) — Global container ship giant Maersk said on Friday that it will divert all of its ships away from the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden citing continued threats in the area. Maersk said in an … Read More
More than 80 people were killed and scores more injured in the blast at a ceremony marking the death of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. The so-called Islamic State claimed responsibility for two devastating explosions that killed 84 people at a … Read More
ANKARA, Jan 2 (Reuters) – Turkish authorities have detained 34 people suspected of being linked to Israel’s Mossad intelligence service and of targeting Palestinians living in Turkey, a senior Turkish official said on Tuesday, adding Mossad also recruited members in … Read More
The US military has attacked Iranian-backed militant groups in Iraq, hours after US personnel were injured in a drone strike on a US airbase there. The US defence chief said three sites used by Kataib Hezbollah and other groups were … Read More
Dec. 25 (UPI) — An Israeli airstrike in Syria killed a high-ranking member of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, according to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who vowed retribution. Sardar Seyed Razi Mousavi, an advisor to the IRGC in Syria, … Read More
Bahrain is the only regional country to join US-led operations against vessel seizures, as Saudi Arabia and UAE hedge bets amid threat of Yemeni group’s reprisal The US launched a multinational naval task force to counter Houthi attacks in the … Read More
Attacks from the Houthis on shipping vessels have increased in response to the war in Gaza, with BP halting all shipments of oil and gas through the region Global supply chains are once again under threat, as the impact of … Read More