Feb 01 Defense Secretary Austin hints large response against Iran-backed militias By Tara Copp, Lolita Baldor, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Jan 27 Crew put out fire on tanker hit by Houthi missile after U.S. targets rebels in airstrike By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jan 26 Houthi rebels fire missile at U.S. warship, escalating worst Middle East sea conflict in decades By Jon Gambrell, Tara Copp, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch 11:44 Experts weigh in on threat posed by Iran and line U.S. is walking to avoid regional war By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn A U.S. priority since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack has been preventing violence from expanding across the region. But overnight, the U.S. launched strikes at Iranian-backed groups in both Iraq and Yemen, following attacks by those groups. Nick Schifrin reports… Continue watching
Jan 24 2 cargo ships flying U.S. flags come under suspected Houthi rebel attack off Yemen By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Suspicion immediately fell on Yemen's Houthi rebels for carrying out the assault. Continue reading
Jan 23 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing after U.S., U.K, launch new strike against Houthis in Yemen By Associated Press According to officials, 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 23 WATCH: White House holds briefing after U.S., allies launch new strike against Yemen’s Houthis By News Desk and Associated Press White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and national security spokesman hold a news briefing as the U.S. and United Kingdom launch new airstrikes against Yemen's Houthis rebels. 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 Watch 2:10 News Wrap: Dangerously cold weather blamed for over 60 deaths nationwide In our news wrap Saturday, Arctic weather settled in across much of the U.S. with wind chill advisories stretching from Montana to Florida, fallout from the Israel-Hamas war continues to raise tensions across the Middle East, and Stanford University’s women’s… Continue watching