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.
World Jan 16 U.S. conducts another attack against Houthis, hitting anti-ship missiles The strike came as the Iranian-backed Houthis claimed responsibility for a missile attack against the Malta-flagged bulk carrier Zografia, also on Tuesday, in the Red Sea.
World Jan 15 Houthi rebels strike a U.S.-owned ship off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden Since November, the rebels have repeatedly targeted ships in the Red Sea, saying they were avenging Israel’s offensive in Gaza against Hamas.
World Jan 15 Missile fire strikes a ship just off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden, UK military says The British military says missile fire struck a ship just off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden. The ship’s captain reported that the “port side of vessel hit from above by a missile."…
World Jan 12 Houthi rebels vow fierce retaliation after American and British strikes, ships are warned to avoid Red Sea Yemen’s Houthi rebels are vowing fierce retaliation for American and British strikes against them, further raising the prospect of a wider conflict in a region already beset by Israel’s war in Gaza.
Politics Jan 11 Iran’s navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman that was at the center of a major U.S.-Iran crisis The vessel was once known as the Suez Rajan and was involved in a yearlong dispute that ultimately saw the U.S. Justice Department seize 1 million barrels of Iranian crude oil on it.
World Jan 05 Iran mourns those killed in suicide blast claimed by Islamic State group The funeral Friday came as the death toll in the attack rose to at least 89.
World Jan 04 Islamic State group claims responsibility for suicide bombings in Iran Experts who follow the group confirmed that the statement, circulated online among jihadists, came from the extremists, who likely hope to take advantage of the chaos gripping the region amid Israel's war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
World Jan 03 Iran says at least 103 people killed, 141 wounded in explosions at ceremony honoring slain general The blasts on Wednesday struck an event marking the the fourth anniversary of the killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of the Revolutionary Guard's elite Quds Force. who died in Iraq in January 2020.