The US said it would consider revoking its recent designation of Yemen’s Houthis as terrorists if the Iran-backed militants cease their shipping attacks in and around the Red Sea. “My hope is that we can find diplomatic off-ramps,” Tim Lenderking, President Joe Biden’s special envoy for Yemen, told reporters inRead More →
The conflict in Israel remains in place, although that is unlikely to adversely affect the crude oil supply. However, the bigger development has been the US government’s efforts to continue to target Iranian proxies in the Middle East in retaliation for a suicide drone strike in Jordan, said ICICI BankRead More →
Huthis have been attacking shipping since November. (Representational) Dubai: Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels said they fired missiles at a “British ship” off the country’s coast on Thursday, the latest in a series of incidents that have disrupted global shipping. The announcement followed reports by two maritime security agencies of anRead More →
The Iran-aligned Houthi militants have launched missiles at commercial vessels since November 19. Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthis on Thursday said their naval forces targeted an unidentified British merchant vessel in the Red Sea in the group’s campaign to disrupt shipping to protest Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. Earlier on Thursday, the UnitedRead More →
American forces also destroyed a Houthi surface-to-air missile on Wednesday. (Representational) Washington: 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 Wednesday. A US warship also shot down an anti-ship missile fired byRead More →
The Houthis have since mid-November launched frequent attacks on ships traversing the Red Sea. Moscow: A Houthi delegation discussed on Thursday during a rare visit to Moscow “the need to increase efforts to pressure” the United States and Israel to end the Gaza war, a spokesman for the Yemeni rebelsRead More →
The White House announced the latest attacks minutes after Joe Biden spoke. Washington: The United States launched fresh strikes against Yemen’s Houthis on Thursday and President Joe Biden signaled they would keep going until the Iranian-backed rebels stop targeting ships in the Red Sea. The latest US attacks hit twoRead More →
Houthi Rebels spokesman said that group would continue attacks in self defence. Sanaa: Iran-backed Houthi rebels said Wednesday they attacked a US ship with a drone off Yemen, hours after the United States put the group back on a list of “terrorist” entities. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO)Read More →
US and UK launched air strikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen amid Red Sea tensions. Tehran: Iran condemned strikes on Yemen by US and British forces on Friday, saying that the attacks against Tehran-backed Houthi rebels were “arbitrary” and a “violation” of international law. The overnight strikes followed weeksRead More →
“China is concerned about the escalation of tensions in the Red Sea.” Beijing: China called Friday for all sides to prevent the Yemen conflict from expanding, after strikes by the United States and United Kingdom on Houthi rebel targets. Heavy US and British air strikes pounded targets in rebel-held YemenRead More →
