World Feb 19 Houthi missile attack damages Belize-flagged ship, forcing crew to abandon it Since November, the Houthi rebels have repeatedly targeted ships in the Red Sea and surrounding waters over Israel’s war targeting Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
World Feb 14 After explosions hit Iranian natural gas pipeline, offical blames ‘sabotage and terrorist action’ Details were scarce, though the blasts hit a natural gas pipeline running from western Iran north to cities on the Caspian Sea.
World Feb 12 Houthis fire missiles at Iran-bound ship, causing damage but no injuries The attack on the Marshall Islands-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier Star Iris shows just how widely the Houthis now target ships.
World Feb 06 2 more ships in Mideast waters attacked by suspected Houthi drones Since November, the rebels have repeatedly targeted ships in the Red Sea over Israel’s offensive in Gaza against Hamas.
World Feb 05 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as U.S. warns of more retaliation if attacked by Iranian allies After a weekend of retaliatory strikes, the United States is warning Iran and the militias it arms and funds that it will conduct more attacks if American forces in the Mideast continue to be targeted.
World Feb 04 After U.S. and UK strikes in Yemen, Iran warns against targeting suspected spy ships Iran issued a warning Sunday to the U.S. over potentially targeting two cargo ships in the Mideast long suspected of serving as forwarding operating bases for Iranian commandos, after the U.S. and the United Kingdom launched a massive airstrike campaign against…
Politics Feb 01 Defense Secretary Austin hints large response against Iran-backed militias While the threat of retaliation has driven some militant groups to say they were stopping hostilities, as late as Thursday Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels were still attacking vessels and fired a ballistic missile at a Liberian-flagged container ship in the…
World Jan 31 Iran threatens to ‘decisively respond’ to potential U.S. attacks There are concerns that any additional American strikes could further inflame a region already roiled by Israel's ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip and the ongoing attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on shipping in the Red Sea…
World Jan 29 Houthis say they attacked U.S. warship, but American official rejects their claim The Houthis have previously launched missiles that did not reach their intended target, instead crashing onto the land or sea.
World Jan 29 What is Tower 22, the U.S. military base in Jordan where a drone attack killed 3 soldiers? The base sits near the demilitarized zone on border between Jordan and Syria along a sandy, bulldozed berm marking the DMZ’s southern edge.