Iran-backed Houthis seize UAE ship on anniversary of Soleimani assassination
3 years ago

Iran-backed Houthis seize UAE ship on anniversary of Soleimani assassination

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Soleimani is a symbol of hope, self-confidence and bravery and a manifestation of resistance and victory,” Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said in a speech on Saturday. “‘Martyr’ Soleimani is more dangerous than ‘General’ Soleimani.” On Monday, Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi vowed revenge for the assassination of the Iranian general unless former US President Donald Trump was put on trial. “If Trump and Pompeo are not tried in a fair court for the criminal act of assassinating General Soleimani, Muslims will take our martyr’s revenge,” Raisi said in a televised speech. Iran’s foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Soleimani’s international network of armed groups strengthened Tehran’s hand in talks with the west over its nuclear programme.

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Iran claims Yemen’s Houthi rebels will allow rescuers to salvage oil tanker ablaze in Red Sea
4 months, 1 week ago

Iran claims Yemen’s Houthi rebels will allow rescuers to salvage oil tanker ablaze in Red Sea

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have agreed to allow tugboats and rescue ships to assist a Greek-flagged oil tanker that remains ablaze in the Red Sea “in consideration of humanitarian and environmental concerns,” Iran’s mission to the United Nations claimed late Wednesday. Last week’s attack on the Sounion marked the most serious assault in weeks by the Iranian-backed Houthi …

4 suspected Houthi attacks target a ship off Yemen, authorities say
5 months ago

4 suspected Houthi attacks target a ship off Yemen, authorities say

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Four suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a Liberian-flagged oil tanker in the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait linking the Gulf of Aden to the Red Sea, including one that saw private security guards shoot and destroy a bomb-loaded drone boat, authorities said Friday. Iran backs the Houthis as part of what it calls a …

Two attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels strike ships in the Red Sea
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Two attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels strike ships in the Red Sea

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Two attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted ships in the Red Sea on Monday as a new U.S. aircraft carrier approached the region to provide security for the key international trade route that has been under assault since the Israel-Hamas war erupted nine months ago. The “reported unmanned small craft collided with the vessel twice …

Yemen Houthi rebels fired an Iranian missile at Norwegian-flagged ship, debris analyzed by US shows
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Yemen Houthi rebels fired an Iranian missile at Norwegian-flagged ship, debris analyzed by US shows

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi rebels likely fired an Iranian-made anti-ship cruise missile at a Norwegian-flagged tanker in the Red Sea in December, an assault that now provides a public, evidence-based link between the ongoing rebel campaign against shipping and Tehran, the U.S. military says. A report by the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency released Wednesday linked the attack …

Yemen’s Houthi rebels target a US-flagged container ship in the Gulf of Aden
6 months ago

Yemen’s Houthi rebels target a US-flagged container ship in the Gulf of Aden

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted United States-flagged container ship in the Gulf of Aden on Tuesday, officials said, the latest assault by the group on the crucial maritime trade route. The captain of the ship reported an explosion in close proximity to the vessel off the coast of Nishtun, Yemen, close to the country’s border with …

Suspected Houthi attack targets a ship in the Gulf of Aden, while Iraqi-claimed attack targets Eilat
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Suspected Houthi attack targets a ship in the Gulf of Aden, while Iraqi-claimed attack targets Eilat

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A suspected missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels early Wednesday targeted a ship in the Gulf of Aden, while a separate drone attack claimed by Iraqi militants allied with the rebels targeted the southern Israeli port city of Eilat, authorities said. Meanwhile, the Iran-backed Houthis faced allegations that they seized commercial aircraft that brought back …

Yemen’s Houthis claim joint raid on Israeli ships with Iraqi militia
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Yemen’s Houthis claim joint raid on Israeli ships with Iraqi militia

Al Jazeera  

The Houthis say they targeted vessels in Israel’s Haifa port together with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq. Yemen’s Houthis have claimed carrying out a joint military operation with an Iranian-backed Iraqi militia, known as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, to target four vessels in Israel’s Haifa port. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said in a televised statement on Sunday that …

Yemen’s Houthi rebels target ship in the Gulf of Aden as the Eisenhower aircraft carrier heads home
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Yemen’s Houthi rebels target ship in the Gulf of Aden as the Eisenhower aircraft carrier heads home

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a commercial ship traveling through the Gulf of Aden but apparently caused no damage, authorities said Saturday, in the latest strike on the shipping lane by the group. Meanwhile, the U.S. military ordered the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, the aircraft carrier leading America’s response to the Houthi attacks, …

Yemen’s Houthi rebels hit Ukrainian-owned ship in Gulf of Aden, sparking blaze, U.S. says
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Yemen’s Houthi rebels hit Ukrainian-owned ship in Gulf of Aden, sparking blaze, U.S. says

LA Times  

A fighter jet on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea. Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who seized Yemen’s capital nearly a decade ago, have targeted shipping throughout the Red Sea corridor. The U.S. said Thursday that the Iranian-backed Houthis launched two anti-ship cruise missiles and struck a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden …

Yemen’s Houthi rebels launch boat-borne bomb attack against Greek-owned ship in Red Sea
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Yemen’s Houthi rebels launch boat-borne bomb attack against Greek-owned ship in Red Sea

Associated Press  

ABOARD THE USS LABOON IN THE RED SEA — Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched a boat-borne bomb attack against a commercial ship in the Red Sea on Wednesday, authorities said, the latest escalation despite a U.S.-led campaign trying to protect the vital waterway. Associated Press journalists saw the Cole in the Red Sea on Wednesday, now taking part in the U.S. …

Yemen’s Houthis say they launched two attacks against ships at Haifa port
7 months ago

Yemen’s Houthis say they launched two attacks against ships at Haifa port

Al Jazeera  

The Yemeni group says military operations launched jointly with Iraqi groups, but Israel denies attacks. Yemen’s Houthis have launched two joint military operations with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq against ships at Israel’s Haifa port, the group’s military spokesperson Yahya Saree says in a televised speech. “The first targeted two ships carrying military equipment in the port of Haifa while …

Ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels was full of grain bound for Iran, the group’s main benefactor
7 months, 1 week ago

Ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels was full of grain bound for Iran, the group’s main benefactor

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Greek-owned, Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier that came under attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels earlier this week had a cargo of grain bound for Iran, the group’s main benefactor, authorities said Thursday. A statement released by French naval forces based in the UAE that patrol the Middle East also identified the vessel’s grain shipment as …

Iran-based Houthi rebels launch drone attack on 4 ships in Indian Ocean, Red Sea
8 months, 1 week ago

Iran-based Houthi rebels launch drone attack on 4 ships in Indian Ocean, Red Sea

Live Mint  

Iran-backed Houthi rebels targeted the MSC Orion container ship in a drone attack in the Indian Ocean as a part of their ongoing campaign against international shipping to express solidarity with Palestinians and against Israel's military actions in Gaza, Reuters reported. Since November, Houthi militants aligned with Iran have repeatedly launched drone and missile strikes in the Red Sea, Bab …

Yemen’s Houthis launch attacks on US, Israeli vessels as warships defend
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Yemen’s Houthis launch attacks on US, Israeli vessels as warships defend

Al Jazeera  

New attack comes two weeks after Iran-aligned group said it targeted three vessels and a US warship. Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi armed group says it attacked US and Israeli vessels, with a Western coalition of warships defending amid the continuing fallout from the war on Gaza. The Greek Ministry of National Defence said on Thursday that one of the country’s military …

A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has targeted a ship in the Gulf of Aden
9 months, 3 weeks ago

A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has targeted a ship in the Gulf of Aden

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels saw an explosive detonate near a ship early Sunday in the Gulf of Aden, potentially marking their latest assault on shipping through the crucial waterway leading to the Red Sea. The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said the vessel’s crew saw the blast as it …

US claims ship hit by Houthis was headed to Iran
10 months, 4 weeks ago

US claims ship hit by Houthis was headed to Iran

Al Jazeera  

A Houthi military spokesman reiterated the threat that attacks from Yemen will persist until Israel halts its war in Gaza. US Central Command said early on Tuesday that the MV Star Iris was transiting through the Red Sea to reach the port city of Bandar Imam Khomeini in southern Iran. Yahya Saree, the Houthis military spokesman said that the attack …

Iran 'directly involved' in Yemen Houthi ship attacks: US Navy chief
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran 'directly involved' in Yemen Houthi ship attacks: US Navy chief

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Iran is “very directly involved” in ship attacks that Yemen’s Houthi rebels have carried out during Israel’s war against Hamas, the U.S. Navy’s top Mideast commander told The Associated Press on Monday. 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 …

US launches another barrage of missiles at Houthis, relists Iran-backed group as terrorists
11 months, 3 weeks ago

US launches another barrage of missiles at Houthis, relists Iran-backed group as terrorists

India TV News  

Red Sea crisis: The United States military fired another wave of ship and submarine-launched missile strikes against Houthi-controlled sites in Yemen on Wednesday, according to officials, marking the fourth time it has directly targeted the group as violence that arose in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war threatens to spill over the Middle East. US officials said the "Specially Designated …

US claims seizure of Iranian weapons bound for Yemen’s Houthis
11 months, 3 weeks ago

US claims seizure of Iranian weapons bound for Yemen’s Houthis

Al Jazeera  

The haul is the first since the Houthis began attacks on Red Sea shipping in November. The US Navy has reported that it seized weapons sent by Iran to resupply Yemen’s Houthi rebels last week. Houthi spokesperson Yahya Sarea said that “all American and British ships and warships involved in the aggression against our country” would be considered hostile targets, …

‘Prepare to pay a heavy price’: Houthi's strong words to US, UK after airstrikes
11 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Prepare to pay a heavy price’: Houthi's strong words to US, UK after airstrikes

Hindustan Times  

The United States and the United Kingdom will have to pay a heavy price and bear all the dire consequences, deputy foreign minister of the rebel group Houthi-led Yemen, Hussein al-Ezzi, said, as cited by CNN, in response to the targeted strikes by both the American and British militaries. Both US President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, …

Bombings hit event for Iran’s Gen. Qassem Soleimani, a shadowy figure slain in 2020 US drone strike
1 year ago

Bombings hit event for Iran’s Gen. Qassem Soleimani, a shadowy figure slain in 2020 US drone strike

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — For Iranians backing the country’s theocracy, whose icons since the Islamic Revolution have been stern-faced clergymen, Gen. Qassem Soleimani represented a popular figure of national resilience in the face of four decades of U.S. pressure. The warfront was the lost paradise of the human beings, indeed.” A U.S. drone strike killed Soleimani, 62, and others as they …

Yemen’s Houthis claim missile attack on Norwegian ship Strinda
1 year ago

Yemen’s Houthis claim missile attack on Norwegian ship Strinda

Al Jazeera  

No casualties reported from strike on Strinda tanker as it passed through strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait. Yemen’s Houthi rebels say they hit a Norwegian tanker in the Iran-aligned group’s latest military operation amid Israel’s war on Gaza. On Tuesday, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the group targeted the ship because it was “loaded with oil” bound for Israel. French …

Yemen's Houthi rebels release footage of Israeli-linked cargo ship seizure on Red Sea
1 year, 1 month ago

Yemen's Houthi rebels release footage of Israeli-linked cargo ship seizure on Red Sea

ABC  

Yemen's Houthi rebels have released footage of the moment the group's gunmen seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in a crucial Red Sea shipping route. Key points: The video shows several Houthi gunmen being dropped onto the cargo ship from a helicopter The group says it will continue to target ships with links to Israel until it ends its campaign in …

Yemen's Houthi rebels hijack India-bound cargo ship on Red Sea, confirm US officials
1 year, 1 month ago

Yemen's Houthi rebels hijack India-bound cargo ship on Red Sea, confirm US officials

India TV News  

Yemen's Houthi rebels have hijacked an Israeli-linked cargo ship in a crucial Red Sea shipping route and took 25 crew members hostage, confirmed US officials on Sunday. Two US defense officials confirmed that Houthi rebels seized the Galaxy Leader in the Red Sea on Sunday afternoon. The USS Carney has intercepted three land attack cruise missiles and several drones that …

Yemen’s Houthi rebels hijack an Israeli-linked ship in the Red Sea and take 25 crew members hostage
1 year, 1 month ago

Yemen’s Houthi rebels hijack an Israeli-linked ship in the Red Sea and take 25 crew members hostage

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Yemen’s Houthi rebels seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in a crucial Red Sea shipping route Sunday and took its 25 crew members hostage, officials said, raising fears that regional tensions heightened over the Israel-Hamas war were playing out on a new maritime front. “This is the beginning.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office had blamed the Houthis for …

Yemen’s Houthi rebels seize cargo ship in Red Sea
1 year, 1 month ago

Yemen’s Houthi rebels seize cargo ship in Red Sea

Al Jazeera  

Houthi spokesperson says the group’s fighters have hijacked the ship, reportedly owned by an Israeli businessman. Yemen’s Houthis say they have taken control of a cargo ship in the southern Red Sea as the war in Gaza sends tensions soaring in the region. The Houthis, who control northern Yemen and its Red Sea coast, said the ship was Israeli, but …

Yemen’s Houthi rebels hijack Israeli-linked ship in Red Sea, raising fears of wider Mideast war
1 year, 1 month ago

Yemen’s Houthi rebels hijack Israeli-linked ship in Red Sea, raising fears of wider Mideast war

LA Times  

The Galaxy Leader, shown earlier at port in Slovenia, was seized by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. Yemen’s Houthi rebels seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in a crucial Red Sea shipping route on Sunday, officials said, taking more than two dozen crew members hostage and raising fears that regional tensions heightened over the Israel-Hamas war were playing out on a new maritime …

Cargo ship en route Turkiye to India with 25 crews onboard hijacked by Yemen's Houthis: Report
1 year, 1 month ago

Cargo ship en route Turkiye to India with 25 crews onboard hijacked by Yemen's Houthis: Report

India TV News  

In a shocking incident, a cargo ship "Galaxy Leader" travelling from Turkiye to India was allegedly hijacked by Yemen's Houthis when it was passing the Red Sea, multiple Saudi media reported on Sunday. Last week, the Houthi leader said his forces would make further attacks on Israel and they could target Israeli ships in the Red Sea and the Bab …

Yemen: Houthis kidnap 'own' man for being vocal against corruption as crackdown on influencers continues
1 year, 11 months ago

Yemen: Houthis kidnap 'own' man for being vocal against corruption as crackdown on influencers continues

Firstpost  

Al-mukalla: In Yemen, Iran backed Houthis have kidnapped their own man as part of their crackdown on online influencers who are publicly condemning their corrupt practices which are allegedly leading the country towards a hunger crisis. As per reports, Mohammed Salah Al-Houthi was kidnapped by the Houthis from his home in Sanaa’s Khawlan just days after he was heard on …

EXPLAINED: Who Are Houthi Rebels? The Yemen Group Behind UAE Drone Attacks That Killed 2 Indians
2 years, 11 months ago

EXPLAINED: Who Are Houthi Rebels? The Yemen Group Behind UAE Drone Attacks That Killed 2 Indians

ABP News  

New Delhi: Two Indian nationals and one person from Pakistan were killed in Monday’s terror attacks in the United Arab Emirates that also left at least six injured, including two Indians. In 2014-15, Houthi rebels overthrew Saleh’s successor Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi’s government and captured capital Sana’a, with the help of the former president. When the Houthi rebels sided with Saleh …

Yemen’s Houthis reject UN call to free UAE-flagged ship
2 years, 11 months ago

Yemen’s Houthis reject UN call to free UAE-flagged ship

Al Jazeera  

Houthi rebels say the Rwabee was carrying military equipment, accusing the UN of siding with ‘murderers who violate international laws’. Yemeni Houthi rebels have rejected a UN request to release an Emirati-flagged vessel they seized earlier this month, along with its 11-member crew, saying the ship was carrying “military assets”. The United Arab Emirates has described the Rwabee as a …

Iran-backed Houthis seize UAE ship off Yemen
3 years ago

Iran-backed Houthis seize UAE ship off Yemen

The Hindu  

Yemen’s Houthi rebels seized a ship in the Red Sea, armed drones targeted Baghdad’s international airport, and hackers hit a major Israeli newspaper on Monday — a string of assaults that showed the reach of Iran-allied militias on the anniversary of America’s killing of a top Iranian general. Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi demanded former U.S. President Donald Trump be “prosecuted …

Series of attacks highlights reach of Iran-allied militias
3 years ago

Series of attacks highlights reach of Iran-allied militias

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi rebels seized a ship in the Red Sea, armed drones targeted Baghdad’s international airport, and hackers hit a major Israeli newspaper Monday — a string of assaults that showed the reach of Iran-allied militias on the second anniversary of America’s killing of a top Iranian general. Iran’s hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi demanded former …

Yemen: Houthis seize UAE vessel carrying ‘military supplies’
3 years ago

Yemen: Houthis seize UAE vessel carrying ‘military supplies’

Al Jazeera  

Saudi-led coalition says the vessel was carrying medical equipment when it was seized off the coast of Hodeidah. Yemen’s Houthi fighters say they have seized a UAE-flagged vessel in the Red Sea, claiming it carried “military supplies” after the Saudi-led coalition accused the armed group of “piracy”. The vessel “entered Yemeni waters without authorisation” off the coast of Hodeidah and …

Mideast tensions rise as Yemeni rebels seize UAE ship and hackers hit Israeli newspaper
3 years ago

Mideast tensions rise as Yemeni rebels seize UAE ship and hackers hit Israeli newspaper

LA Times  

Yemen’s Houthi rebels seized a ship in the Red Sea, armed drones targeted Baghdad’s international airport and hackers hit a major Israeli newspaper Monday — a string of assaults that showed the reach of Iran-allied militias on the second anniversary of the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general. First word of the Rwabee’s seizure came from the British military’s …

Houthis say drone attacks target several Saudi cities
3 years, 1 month ago

Houthis say drone attacks target several Saudi cities

Al Jazeera  

Saudi-led coalition later said it attacked 13 targets in Yemen during a military operation against the group. Yemen’s Houthi fighters said they fired 14 drones at several Saudi cities on Saturday, including at Saudi Aramco facilities in Jeddah, with the Saudi state news agency reporting that the Saudi-led coalition attacked 13 targets in Yemen during a military operation against the …

Cargo ship attacked off Yemen under unclear circumstances
4 years, 1 month ago

Cargo ship attacked off Yemen under unclear circumstances

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A cargo ship traveling past Yemen in the Gulf of Aden came under attack in unclear circumstances, maritime authorities said Saturday. The ship ended up off the small port city of Nishtun in Yemen’s far east after coming under attack early Saturday morning, according to an alert from the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Organization that …

Yemeni Houthis say they hit Saudi oil facility in drone, missile attack
4 years, 5 months ago

Yemeni Houthis say they hit Saudi oil facility in drone, missile attack

India Today  

Yemeni Houthi forces hit a large oil facility in the southern Saudi Arabian city of Jizan in drone and missile attacks overnight, a Houthi military spokesman said on Monday. The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis said earlier it had intercepted and destroyed four missiles and six explosive drones fired by the Houthis over the border towards Saudi Arabia. "With many …

Saudi-led coalition says Yemen’s Houthis seize ship in Red Sea
5 years, 1 month ago

Saudi-led coalition says Yemen’s Houthis seize ship in Red Sea

The Hindu  

The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen said on Monday the Houthis had seized a vessel towing a South Korean drilling rig at the southern end of the Red Sea. Another 10 foreign nationals were on board a towing vessel that belongs to Saudi Arabia which was seized along with the two South Korean vessels, the South …

Crew members of targeted Norwegian-owned tanker now in Dubai
5 years, 6 months ago

Crew members of targeted Norwegian-owned tanker now in Dubai

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Crew members from a Norwegian-owned oil tanker apparently attacked in the Gulf of Oman landed Saturday in Dubai after two days in Iran as the other tanker targeted in the assault limped into anchorage off the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates. Already, the U.S. has blamed Iran for what it described as an …

Fujairah: Questions swirl over ‘sabotage attack’ as Iran tensions ratchet up
5 years, 7 months ago

Fujairah: Questions swirl over ‘sabotage attack’ as Iran tensions ratchet up

CNN  

Fujairah, UAE CNN — There is no mistaking the ugly gash ripped in Andrea Victory’s stern. “I’m hearing little stories about Iran,” US President Donald Trump told reporters Monday. We’ll see what happens with Iran.” But he offered no details on those “little stories.” Meanwhile, even Secretary of State Mike Pompeo seems to be backpedalling, fearful the US may be …

Houthi drone targets senior Yemeni officers, kills five soldiers
6 years ago

Houthi drone targets senior Yemeni officers, kills five soldiers

Al Jazeera  

Sanaa, Yemen – A Houthi drone attack has killed at least five Yemeni soldiers and wounded several senior officers from the Yemeni army, including the country’s chief of staff, a government official and Houthi spokesperson told Al Jazeera. Thursday’s attack on a military parade at the al-Anad military base wounded at least 20 military personnel, the official said, including Mohammad …

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