Jan 22 U.S. sanctions Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad, its CEO and Hamas cryptocurrency financiers By Fatima Hussein, Abby Sewell, Associated Press The sanctions come as Israel's bombing campaign on the Gaza Strip continues and Iranian-backed militias in Iraq launch regular strikes against bases housing U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria. Continue reading
Jan 22 U.S. and British militaries bomb more sites in Yemen used by Iran-backed Houthis By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press Officials say the U.S. and U.K. used warship- and submarine-launched Tomahawk missiles and fighter jets to take out Houthi missile storage sites and launchers. Continue reading
Jan 22 Iran ‘directly involved’ with Houthi rebel ship attacks, top Navy commander says By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jan 20 At least 5 Iranian advisers killed by Israeli airstrike in Syria’s capital, officials say By Alberte Aji, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press An Israeli strike on the Syrian capital on Saturday destroyed a building used by the Iranian paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, killing at least five Iranians, Syrian and Iranian state media reported. Continue reading
Jan 19 The U.S. reshuffles its warships in the Mediterranean as Middle East tensions soar By Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press The navy is now eyeing the longer haul, as concerns mount that Israel's war on Hamas in Gaza could set off a regional conflict. Continue reading
Jan 19 U.S. launches 5th strike against Houthi rebels in Yemen By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, Tara Copp, Associated Press President Joe Biden said the U.S. would continue the strikes, even though so far they have not stopped the Houthis from continuing to harass commercial and military vessels. Continue reading
Jan 17 Pakistan recalls ambassador to Iran after airstrike kills 2 children By Munir Ahmed, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 3:44 World leaders concerned about Mideast war escalating after attacks in Lebanon and Iraq By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi The Biden administration will soon designate Houthi militants in Yemen as a specially designated global terrorist group, a White House official tells the NewsHour. It follows more than 30 Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and it's… Continue watching
Jan 15 Iran strikes targets in northern Iraq and Syria as regional tensions escalate By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Salar Salim, Associated Press Iran has announced that it launched strikes against a "spy headquarters and the gathering of anti-Iranian terrorist groups" shortly after missiles hit an area near the U.S. consulate in Irbil, the seat of Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region. Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 5:19 Iranian-backed groups raise threat of drawing U.S. into a wider Middle East conflict By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn Since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and Israel’s military response in Gaza, Iranian-backed militias in the region have escalated attacks. Hezbollah and the IDF have traded barrages while the Houthis have lobbed missiles and attacked ships in the Red Sea… Continue watching