Feb 22 U.S. promises new sanctions on Iran for its support of Russia’s war in Ukraine, potential missile sale By Zeke Miller, Associated Press National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Thursday that the U.S. will be “imposing additional sanctions on Iran in the coming days" for its efforts to supply Russia with drones and other technology for the war against Ukraine. Continue reading
Feb 22 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as Houthis continue attacks on Red Sea shipping By Associated Press The Houthis launched attacks Thursday on both Israel and a ship traveling through the Gulf of Aden, setting the vessel ablaze and again demonstrating their ability to launch assaults despite facing U.S.-led airstrikes targeting their forces. Continue reading
Feb 20 Attacks on ships and U.S. drones show Houthis can still fight despite airstrikes By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Analysts warn that the longer their attacks go on, the greater the risk to the global economy. Meanwhile, the U.S.-led campaign has boosted the rebels' standing in the Arab world, despite their human rights abuses in a longer, stalemated conflict… Continue reading
Feb 19 Houthi missile attack damages Belize-flagged ship, forcing crew to abandon it By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Feb 14 After explosions hit Iranian natural gas pipeline, offical blames ‘sabotage and terrorist action’ By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Details were scarce, though the blasts hit a natural gas pipeline running from western Iran north to cities on the Caspian Sea. Continue reading
Feb 12 Houthis fire missiles at Iran-bound ship, causing damage but no injuries By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The attack on the Marshall Islands-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier Star Iris shows just how widely the Houthis now target ships. Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch 7:42 Militia hit by U.S. airstrikes in Iraq claims no connection to attacks on American troops By Simona Foltyn A U.S. airstrike in Baghdad Wednesday killed a leader of a group that has struck American forces for years. But another group bore most of the dead and casualties from last week's strikes and claims no connection to the attacks… Continue watching
Feb 06 Who is part of Iran’s regional armed network and what are their aims? By Kali Robinson, Will Merrow, Council on Foreign Relations Fighters from Shiite Muslim-majority countries such as Iraq and Lebanon compose Iran’s main proxies, but groups in Sunni-majority Afghanistan, the Palestinian territories, Syria, and Yemen have also formed associations with Iran. Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch 5:47 Iranian American writer discusses new novel about struggling with survivor’s guilt By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet, Alexa Gold In 1988, amid the Iran-Iraq war, the U.S. military accidentally shot down an Iranian commercial passenger jet, killing all 290 people aboard. That real-life tragedy sets in motion the fictional events in the new novel “Martyr!” a young Iranian American… Continue watching
Feb 05 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as U.S. warns of more retaliation if attacked by Iranian allies By Jon Gambrell, Tara Copp, Associated Press 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. Continue reading