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.
World Jan 28 As tensions rise, Iran launches 3 satellites that are part of a program criticized by the West Iran said Sunday it successfully launched three satellites into space with a rocket that had multiple failures in the past, the latest for a program that the West says improves Tehran's ballistic missiles.
World Jan 27 Crew put out fire on tanker hit by Houthi missile after U.S. targets rebels in airstrike The crew aboard a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker hit by a missile launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels extinguished an hourslong fire onboard the stricken vessel Saturday sparked by the strike, authorities said.
World Jan 26 Houthi rebels fire missile at U.S. warship, escalating worst Middle East sea conflict in decades Yemen's Houthi rebels launched a missile Friday at a U.S. warship patrolling the Gulf of Aden, forcing it to shoot down the projectile, and struck a British vessel as their aggressive attacks on maritime traffic continue.
World Jan 24 2 cargo ships flying U.S. flags come under suspected Houthi rebel attack off Yemen Suspicion immediately fell on Yemen's Houthi rebels for carrying out the assault.
World Jan 22 Iran ‘directly involved’ with Houthi rebel ship attacks, top Navy commander says Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of the Navy’s 5th Fleet, stopped short of saying Tehran directed individual attacks by the Houthis in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
World Jan 17 A ship in the Gulf of Aden is attacked by a drone likely launched by Houthi rebels No group immediately claimed the attack. However, Houthi rebels have launched a series of similar attacks on vessels since November, saying they are backing Palestinians amid Israel's war on Hamas.
World Jan 17 Pakistan recalls ambassador to Iran after airstrike kills 2 children Islamabad angrily denounced the attack as a "blatant violation" of its airspace and said it killed two children. Tuesday's strike in Pakistan's restive southwestern Baluchistan province imperiled diplomatic relations between the two neighboring countries.