Deadly drone attack on tanker escalates Iran-Israel maritime tensions
3 years, 5 months ago

Deadly drone attack on tanker escalates Iran-Israel maritime tensions

CNN  

CNN — Maritime tensions are escalating in the Middle East following the deadly attack on a tanker connected to an Israeli billionaire in the Arabian Sea. Speaking Sunday at a cabinet meeting, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Iran was denying the attack “in a very cowardly manner” and that Israel has intelligence evidence that it was behind the incident. “The illegitimate occupying regime of Israel must stop the false accusations,” the country’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said in his weekly news conference, according to semi-official news agency Mehr. In a statement issued Sunday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Biden administration was “confident” Iran was responsible and was considering “next steps.” “Upon review of the available information, we are confident that Iran conducted this attack, which killed two innocent people, using one-way explosive UAVs, a lethal capability it is increasingly employing throughout the region,” the statement says. UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab also released a statement Sunday condemning the attack and saying the UK believed it is “highly likely” that Iran carried it out.

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Tanker hit by Yemen rebels that threatened Red Sea spill has been salvaged
6 days, 4 hours ago

Tanker hit by Yemen rebels that threatened Red Sea spill has been salvaged

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An oil tanker that burned for weeks in the Red Sea and threatened a massive oil spill has been “successfully” salvaged, a security firm said Friday. The Sounion had been a disaster in waiting in the waterway, with 1 million barrels of crude oil aboard that had been struck and later sabotaged with explosives by …

Suspected Houthi rebels in Yemen target a ship in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Suspected Houthi rebels in Yemen target a ship in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden

Live Mint  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Suspected attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a commercial ship traveling through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, though no damage or injuries were reported, authorities said Monday. The ship's captain saw that “a missile splashed in close proximity to the vessel” as it traveled in the southern Red Sea near the Bab el-Mandeb …

Moment crew on Red Sea oil tanker open fire on explosives-laden Houthi drone boat before it slams into hull in fireball
3 months, 1 week ago

Moment crew on Red Sea oil tanker open fire on explosives-laden Houthi drone boat before it slams into hull in fireball

Daily Mail  

This video is no longer available This video is no longer available The valiant but futile efforts of armed guards to shoot an explosives-laden drone boat piloted by Yemen's Houthi rebel forces before it slammed into the side of an oil tanker have been captured in breathtaking video footage. The devastating attack, swiftly claimed by the Iran-backed Houthis, unfolded roughly …

Iran claims Yemen’s Houthi rebels will allow rescuers to salvage oil tanker ablaze in Red Sea
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Suspected missile attack by Yemen's Houthi strikes container ship; first assault in two weeks
5 months, 1 week ago

Suspected missile attack by Yemen's Houthi strikes container ship; first assault in two weeks

Firstpost  

The Houthis have offered no explanation for the two-week pause in their attacks on shipping through the Red Sea corridor, which has seen similar slowdowns since the assaults began in November over Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip Houthi followers participate in a parade as part of a 'popular army' mobilization campaign by the movement, in Sanaa, Yemen …

Missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels hits container ship in first attack in 2 weeks
5 months, 1 week ago

Missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels hits container ship in first attack in 2 weeks

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck a Liberian-flagged container ship traveling through the Gulf of Aden, authorities said Sunday, the first assault by the group since Israeli airstrikes targeted them. The Houthis offered no explanation for the two-week pause in their attacks on shipping through the Red Sea corridor, which have seen similar …

Yemen Houthis damage cargo ship in Gulf of Aden as it steps up attacks, say they 'will not stop' unless siege of Palestinian people is lifted
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Yemen Houthis damage cargo ship in Gulf of Aden as it steps up attacks, say they 'will not stop' unless siege of Palestinian people is lifted

ABC  

Yemen's Houthi rebels have claimed to have hit and damaged a Singapore-flagged container ship with two missiles, as they escalate attacks on global shipping over Israel's war in Gaza. The overnight assault on the Lobivia cargo ship came as the Iran-aligned Houthis also claimed responsibility for a long-range aerial drone strike in central Tel Aviv, hours after an explosion near …

Houthi drone strikes Tel Aviv: How significant is the attack?
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Houthi drone strikes Tel Aviv: How significant is the attack?

Al Jazeera  

It’s the first time that the Yemeni group are known to have hit Tel Aviv, signalling their growing reach. Yemen’s Houthi group has claimed responsibility for the drone that struck overnight in Tel Aviv, Israel, killing one person and injuring eight. Last night’s strike is unique — it’s the first time the group is known to have hit Tel Aviv, …

A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targets a ship in the Gulf of Aden
6 months, 1 week ago

A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targets a ship in the Gulf of Aden

Hindustan Times  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a ship in the Gulf of Aden on Tuesday, the latest assault by the group on the crucial maritime trade route. A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targets a ship in the Gulf of Aden The captain of the ship reported an explosion in close proximity …

Ship attacked in Red Sea in latest maritime assault carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Ship attacked in Red Sea in latest maritime assault carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A ship traveling through the Red Sea on Thursday reported being hit in an attack carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, authorities said, the latest in the campaign targeting shipping over the Israel-Hamas war. Gen. Yahya Saree in a prerecorded message released Thursday night said the rebels used a drone boat in the attack on …

A Yemen Houthi attack targets vessel in waters farther away than many previous assaults
6 months, 3 weeks ago

A Yemen Houthi attack targets vessel in waters farther away than many previous assaults

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Monday targeted a ship farther away from nearly all of the previous assaults they’ve launched in the Gulf of Aden, potentially part of a widening escalation by the group. The attack happened Monday morning in the Gulf of Aden some 450 kilometers southeast of Nishtun, a town in …

Red Sea Attack: Merchant ship damaged in Houthi zone off Yemen
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Red Sea Attack: Merchant ship damaged in Houthi zone off Yemen

Firstpost  

Vessels in and around the Red Sea have come under repeated attack for months by Iran-backed Huthi rebels in Yemen who say they are acting in support of Palestinians during the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. The attack occurred about 65 nautical miles west of the Yemeni port city of Hodeida, said the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, which …

Aerial drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels hits ship in the Red Sea, causing damage and injuries
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Aerial drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels hits ship in the Red Sea, causing damage and injuries

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An aerial drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck and damaged a vessel in the Red Sea on Sunday, officials said, the latest attack by the group targeting shipping in the vital maritime corridor. The drone attack happened around dawn off the coast of the rebel-held port city of Hodeida, the British military’s United Kingdom …

Yemen’s Houthis claim joint raid on Israeli ships with Iraqi militia
6 months, 3 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 …

Ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels was full of grain bound for Iran, the group’s main benefactor
7 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Missile attacks damage a ship in the Red Sea off Yemen’s coast near previous Houthi rebel assaults
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Missile attacks damage a ship in the Red Sea off Yemen’s coast near previous Houthi rebel assaults

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Missile attacks twice damaged a Marshall Islands-flagged, Greek-owned ship Tuesday in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, with a private security firm saying radio traffic suggested the vessel took on water after being struck. No group claimed responsibility, but suspicion fell on Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who have launched a number of attacks targeting …

Panama-flagged oil tanker attacked off Yemen, UK security firm says
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Panama-flagged oil tanker attacked off Yemen, UK security firm says

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. Read our privacy policy A Panama-flagged crude oil tanker …

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim 2 attacks in Gulf of Aden as Iran official renews nuclear bomb threats
8 months, 1 week ago

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim 2 attacks in Gulf of Aden as Iran official renews nuclear bomb threats

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Thursday claimed responsibility for two missile attacks in the Gulf of Aden on two Panama-flagged container ships that caused no damage. Meanwhile Thursday, Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency carried the comments made by Kharrazi, a former foreign minister under reformist President Mohammad Khatami. Speaking to the Al Jazeera news network in an interview that …

Yemen’s Houthis say they attacked ships in Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean
8 months, 1 week ago

Yemen’s Houthis say they attacked ships in Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean

Al Jazeera  

Iran-aligned group has threatened to increase attacks on shipping until ceasefire reached in Israel’s war on Gaza. The MSC Diego and the MSC Gina were attacked with ballistic missiles and drones in the Gulf of Aden, the Iran-aligned group’s military spokesperson Yahya Saree said on Thursday. The attacks on the ships in the Gulf of Aden – identified by the …

Iran-based Houthi rebels launch drone attack on 4 ships in Indian Ocean, Red Sea
8 months, 2 weeks 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 say their missile hit India-bound Andromeda Star oil ship in Red Sea
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Yemen's Houthis say their missile hit India-bound Andromeda Star oil ship in Red Sea

The Hindu  

Yemen's Houthis said on April 27 their missiles hit the Andromeda Star oil tanker in the Red Sea, as they continue attacking commercial ships in the area in a show of support for Palestinians fighting Israel in the Gaza war. Houthi spokesman Yahya Sarea said the Panama-flagged ship was British-owned, but shipping data shows it was recently sold, according to …

Yemen’s Houthis damage oil tanker, shoot down US drone
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Yemen’s Houthis damage oil tanker, shoot down US drone

Al Jazeera  

MV Andromeda Star suffers damage and MQ-9 Reaper drone shot down in latest escalation by the Houthis. Yemen’s Houthis have damaged an oil tanker and downed another MQ-9 Reaper drone of the United States as they promise more attacks in opposition to Israel’s war on Gaza. “MV Andromeda Star reports minor damage, but is continuing its voyage,” the US Central …

How Iran-Israel tensions have escalated since the war on Gaza: A timeline
8 months, 4 weeks ago

How Iran-Israel tensions have escalated since the war on Gaza: A timeline

Al Jazeera  

Iranian media on Friday reported explosions in Isfahan city amid steadily increasing tensions with Israel that have reached boiling point since Israel’s war on Gaza began. October 17: Iran warns of ‘preemptive measure’ against Israel Hezbollah and Israel had been exchanging fire across the Lebanese-Israeli frontier for days when Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told state TV: “Naturally, resistance leaders …

Iran-Israel tensions: Explosions heard in Tel Aviv as Iran launches rare drone attack | WATCH
9 months ago

Iran-Israel tensions: Explosions heard in Tel Aviv as Iran launches rare drone attack | WATCH

India TV News  

Iran launched a drone attack on Israel late on Saturday night along with missiles in a first-ever direct attack on Israel. Israel's military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said Iran launched dozens of ground-to-ground missiles at Israel, most of which were intercepted outside Israeli borders. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Iran's attack, and said he was "deeply alarmed about …

‘In response to numerous crimes…’: Iran launches drone attack on Israel
9 months ago

‘In response to numerous crimes…’: Iran launches drone attack on Israel

Hindustan Times  

Hours after warning Iran of “consequences,” the Israel Defense Forces said on Saturday that unmanned aerial vehicles had been launched by Iran from its territory towards Israel. Meanwhile, confirming the strike, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps told state media that a “drone and missile attack” was underway. “In response to the numerous crimes committed by the Zionist regime, including the …

Iran’s IRGC seizes ‘Israeli-linked’ ship near Strait of Hormuz
9 months ago

Iran’s IRGC seizes ‘Israeli-linked’ ship near Strait of Hormuz

Al Jazeera  

IRGC forces conducted an operation via helicopter to take control of the commercial vessel, state media reports. Tehran, Iran – Iranian armed forces have seized a container ship near the Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions across the region after a deadly Israeli attack on Iran’s consulate in Syria. “Seizing a civilian vessel without provocation is a blatant violation of …

Iranian commandos seize an Israeli-linked container ship near Strait of Hormuz
9 months ago

Iranian commandos seize an Israeli-linked container ship near Strait of Hormuz

NPR  

Iranian commandos seize an Israeli-linked container ship near Strait of Hormuz Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Commandos from Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard rappelled down from a helicopter onto an Israeli-affiliated container ship near the Strait of Hormuz and seized the vessel Saturday, the latest in a series of attacks between the two countries. …

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seizes Israeli-linked container ship near Strait of Hormuz
9 months ago

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seizes Israeli-linked container ship near Strait of Hormuz

LA Times  

This image made from a video provided to the Associated Press by a Mideast defense official shows a helicopter raid targeting a vessel near the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. Commandos from Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard rappelled down from a helicopter onto an Israeli-affiliated container ship near the Strait of Hormuz and seized the vessel Saturday, the latest in a …

A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has targeted a ship in the Gulf of Aden
9 months, 4 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 …

Attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels sees an explosion detonate near Liberian-flagged ship in Red Sea
10 months ago

Attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels sees an explosion detonate near Liberian-flagged ship in Red Sea

New Indian Express  

DUBAI: An attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels saw an explosion take place near a Liberian-flagged container ship in the Red Sea on Monday, though the blast caused no damage, authorities said. However, the Houthi attacks targeting vessel since November have increasingly had little or no connection to Israel, the United States or other nations involved in the war. Monday's attack …

Analysis: First fatal attack on shipping by Yemen’s Houthi rebels escalates risk for reeling Mideast
10 months, 1 week ago

Analysis: First fatal attack on shipping by Yemen’s Houthi rebels escalates risk for reeling Mideast

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The first fatal attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on shipping threatens to further sever a crucial maritime artery for global trade and carries with it risks beyond those just at sea. HIGH-SEAS CRISIS WIDENS Since the onset of the Houthi attacks, the rebels have framed them as a way to pressure Israel to stop the …

Rocket fire reported off Yemen in Red Sea in a new suspected attack by Houthi rebels
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Rocket fire reported off Yemen in Red Sea in a new suspected attack by Houthi rebels

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A rocket exploded late Tuesday night off the side of a ship traveling through the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, authorities said, the latest suspected attack to be carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. Meanwhile, the U.S. military’s Central Command said an American and an allied warship shot down five Houthi bomb-carrying drones …

Iran says Israel behind attacks on gas pipelines
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran says Israel behind attacks on gas pipelines

Al Jazeera  

Two explosions on key south-north gas pipeline network last week disrupted supplies in several Iranian provinces. Iran has accused Israel of being behind two attacks last week on gas pipelines that disrupted supplies in several provinces, further raising tensions between the regional archenemies amid the war on Gaza. Two explosions hit Iran’s leading south-north gas pipeline network on February 14. …

Yemen's Houthis attack two vessels in Red Sea, one sustains minor damage as tensions escalate
11 months, 1 week ago

Yemen's Houthis attack two vessels in Red Sea, one sustains minor damage as tensions escalate

India TV News  

Red Sea crisis: Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Tuesday once again flared escalating tensions in the Middle East region by firing missiles at two vessels in the strategic Red Sea, causing minor damage to a cargo ship sailing off the coast of Yemen's Hodeidah. British maritime security firm Ambrey said the Barbados-flagged ship suffered damage from a drone while sailing through …

Iran is 'directly involved' in Yemen Houthi rebel ship attacks, US Navy's Mideast chief tells AP
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran is 'directly involved' in Yemen Houthi rebel ship attacks, US Navy's Mideast chief tells AP

The Independent  

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Iran 'directly involved' in Yemen Houthi ship attacks: US Navy chief
11 months, 3 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 …

Iran’s navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman that was at the center of a major US-Iran crisis
1 year ago

Iran’s navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman that was at the center of a major US-Iran crisis

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s navy captured an oil tanker Thursday in the Gulf of Oman that only months earlier had seen its cargo of Iranian oil seized by the United States over sanctions linked to Tehran’s nuclear program, further escalating the tensions gripping the Mideast’s waterways. The Iranian navy’s “seizure of the oil tanker does not constitute hijacking; …

Iran seizes oil tanker involved in US-Iran dispute in Gulf of Oman which will further escalate tensions
1 year ago

Iran seizes oil tanker involved in US-Iran dispute in Gulf of Oman which will further escalate tensions

India TV News  

Tehran: Iran's navy seized an oil tanker on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman that once was at the centre of a major crisis between Tehran and Washington. The British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, which provides warnings to sailors in the Middle East, said Thursday's seizure began early in the morning, in the waters between Oman and Iran …

Iran seizes oil tanker off Oman in dispute with US
1 year ago

Iran seizes oil tanker off Oman in dispute with US

Al Jazeera  

The state-run IRNA news agency published a story acknowledging the seizure of an oil tanker by Iran’s navy. “The Navy of the Islamic Republic of Iran seized an American oil tanker in the waters of the Gulf of Oman in accordance with a court order,” the state-run IRNA news agency said. “After the theft of Iranian oil by the United …

DC Edit | Iran blasts raise global tension
1 year ago

DC Edit | Iran blasts raise global tension

Deccan Chronicle  

As if the Middle East tension were not enough with incendiary events taking place in an arc from the Mediterranean coastline of Syria, Lebanon and Israel to Iran and stretching through to Afghanistan and Pakistan, a major terror incident killing at least 103 people in Kerman, Iran, comes like an ominous portent. The killing of a top Hamas leader in …

Houthis launch sea drone to attack ships hours after US, allies issue final warning
1 year ago

Houthis launch sea drone to attack ships hours after US, allies issue final warning

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — An armed unmanned surface vessel launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen got within a “couple of miles” of U.S. Navy and commercial vessels in the Red Sea before detonating on Thursday, just hours after the White House and a host of partner nations issued a final warning to the Iran-backed militia group to cease the attacks or face potential military …

US forces swing into action, shoot down ballistic missiles after Houthi rebel attack vessels in Red Sea
1 year ago

US forces swing into action, shoot down ballistic missiles after Houthi rebel attack vessels in Red Sea

India TV News  

The US military said Sunday it shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired toward a container ship by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. Hours later, four boats tried to attack the same ship, but US forces opened fire, killing several of the armed crews, the U.S. Central Command said. In another statement, CENTCOM said the same ship issued …

U.S. Navy helicopters fire at Yemen’s Houthi rebels and kill several in Red Sea shipping attack
1 year ago

U.S. Navy helicopters fire at Yemen’s Houthi rebels and kill several in Red Sea shipping attack

LA Times  

A defense cannon is mounted on the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Gravely in March. The U.S. military said Sunday that it shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired toward a container ship by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. In a series of statements, the U.S. Central Command said the crew of the USS Gravely destroyer first shot down …

US forces swing into action in Red Sea, shoot over a dozen of Houthi's drone and missile strikes
1 year ago

US forces swing into action in Red Sea, shoot over a dozen of Houthi's drone and missile strikes

India TV News  

Amid a series of attacks in the Red Sea, the United States defence forces struck more than a dozen drone attacks and several missiles fired by Houthi rebels. "U.S. assets, including the USS LABOON and F/A-18 Super Hornets from the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, shot down twelve one-way attack drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles, and two land attack cruise missiles …

Iran-Backed Forces Widen Their Attacks on Commercial Shipping
1 year ago

Iran-Backed Forces Widen Their Attacks on Commercial Shipping

Live Mint  

Escalating Iran-backed attacks against global commercial shipping in the Red Sea have heightened pressure on the Biden administration as officials scramble to protect trade while trying to avoid a direct confrontation with Tehran. “Everyone, including Iran, is trying to avoid escalating and falling off the ladder," said Andrew Tabler, a former Middle-East director at the White House’s National Security Council. …

Iran dismisses US accusations of tanker attack off India
1 year ago

Iran dismisses US accusations of tanker attack off India

Al Jazeera  

The US accusations are meant to ‘distract’ from Washington’s complicity in Israel’s ‘crimes in Gaza’, Iran’s FM says. Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has dismissed accusations of the United States that Tehran struck a chemical tanker in the Indian Ocean, as tension rises globally over threats to maritime shipping. Broader security threat The attack on Saturday hit the MV Chem …

Pentagon says merchant ship was hit near Gujarat coast by an Iranian drone
1 year ago

Pentagon says merchant ship was hit near Gujarat coast by an Iranian drone

Op India  

On Sunday, the US Department of Defense said that the drone attack on a merchant vessel with a crew of 20 was hit by a suspected drone strike from Iran in the Arabian Sea off the Gujarat coast. “The motor vessel CHEM PLUTO, a Liberia-flagged, Japanese-owned, and Netherlands-operated chemical tanker was struck at approximately 10 a.m. local time today in …

Joe Biden says he did not ask Netanyahu for a ceasefire in Gaza, as Iran threatens to block the Mediterranean Sea
1 year ago

Joe Biden says he did not ask Netanyahu for a ceasefire in Gaza, as Iran threatens to block the Mediterranean Sea

ABC  

US President Joe Biden says he held a long and private conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, a day after the Biden administration again shielded Israel in the diplomatic arena by helping water down a United Nations resolution. Key points: Joe Biden says he did not ask for a ceasefire when he spoke to Israeli PM Benjamin …

Iran threatens to shut down Mediterranean Sea if there is no let up in Gaza attacks
1 year ago

Iran threatens to shut down Mediterranean Sea if there is no let up in Gaza attacks

The Hindu  

An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said the Mediterranean Sea could be closed if the U.S. and its allies continued to commit "crimes" in Gaza, Iranian media reported on December 23, without explaining how that would happen. "They shall soon await the closure of the Mediterranean Sea, Gibraltar and other waterways," Tasnim quoted Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naqdi, coordinating commander of …

Drone strike hits ‘Israel-affiliated’ ship off India’s coast
1 year ago

Drone strike hits ‘Israel-affiliated’ ship off India’s coast

Live Mint  

A drone strike damaged a “Israel-affiliated” merchant ship off India's coast — in the southwest of Gujarat's Veraval — two maritime agencies said on Saturday. Indian officials said that Navy's "P-8I maritime surveillance aircraft has established communication with the distressed vessel MV Chem Pluto after taking off from INS Hansa naval air base in Goa". The United Kingdom Marine Trade …

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