India begins to flex its naval power as competition with China grows
Last year India sent three guided missile destroyers and reconnaissance aircraft to the Red Sea, positioning itself as a global player
US bolsters defenses around Jordan base as it readies strikes in response to drone attack
One of Iraq’s strongest Iran-backed militias, Harakat al-Nujaba, announced its plans to continue military operations against U.S. troops, despite other allied factions having called off their attacks
US hints large response to Iran-backed militias is imminent as Houthi rebels target another ship
‘It’s time to take away even more capability than we’ve taken in the past,’ Austin said Thursday in his first press conference since he was hospitalized on Jan. 1
US military deployment becomes Joe Biden’s weak point in the Middle East crisis
The president, who is trying to avoid escalation in a region where 30,000 U.S. troops are stationed, says he has already decided how to respond to the attack on a base in Jordan
The US mistook the drone that killed three of its military personnel in Jordan for one of its own
Washington argues that this misidentification allowed the attack, considered ‘an escalation’ in the conflict. The White House promises a response
Yemen’s Houthi rebels fire a missile toward US warship. The projectile was shot down
The American statement again took pains to avoid saying the Houthis directly targeted the ship. That’s likely aimed at trying to not have the Red Sea crisis grow larger
Qatar, a top gas producer, says shipments affected by Houthi assaults as vessel attacked off Yemen
The Houthi attacks have snarled shipping in a key route for Asia and the Middle East to ship cargo and energy to Europe
Biden says US strikes against Houthi rebels will continue as bombardment has yet to deter militants
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The last strikes were launched from the Red Sea and hit 14 missiles that the command deemed an ‘imminent threat’
The drop in Panama Canal traffic due to a severe drought could cost up to $700 million
The disruption of the major trade route between Asia and the United States comes at a precarious time due to the crisis at the Red Sea
Russia’s foreign minister rejects a US proposal to resume talks on nuclear arms control
Sergey Lavrov argued that for such talks to be held, Washington first needs to revise its current hostile policy toward Russia
Yemen’s Houthi rebels attack a US-owned ship in the Gulf of Aden with bomb-carrying drone
The attack on the Genco Picardy is the second in recent days targeting vessels linked to America after U.S.-led strikes targeting the Houthis
The US strikes the Yemen-based Houthis again, hitting anti-ship missiles, an American official says
This latest exchange suggested there has been no let-up in Houthi attacks on shipping in the region, despite the massive U.S. and British assault on the group
Houthi rebels strike a U.S.-owned ship off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden, raising tensions
Monday’s attack on the Gibraltar Eagle came less than a day after Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired an anti-ship cruise missile toward an American destroyer in the Red Sea
Escalation in the Red Sea: How it benefits the Houthis and Israel
The war in Gaza is now in its 100th day. It’s reach this mark after the U.S. struck positions in Yemen in response to the rebel group’s attacks on merchant ships. Neither Washington nor Tehran seem to be looking for direct confrontation
More than 30 Palestinians killed in Israeli Gaza strikes while fears grow the conflict could widen
The Gaza Health Ministry said Saturday that 135 Palestinians were killed in the last 24 hours, bringing the overall toll of the war to 23,843
Military escalation in Yemen raises the specter of a new economic short-circuit
The combined US-UK attack puts the Red Sea trade route in jeopardy and threatens to increase prices, although experts view the risks as contained for now
US attack on Yemen risks spreading the conflict in Gaza
Washington insists that it does not want an open war with the Iran-allied Houthis, although it warns that it will act again militarily ‘if necessary.’ Yemen rebels vow to respond
Attacks on Houthi militia targets in Yemen bring the Red Sea region closer to the abyss
In addition to the war in Gaza, other flashpoints in this strategic area include piracy, the conflict in Sudan and territorial disputes between Ethiopia, Somalia and Somaliland
Houthi rebels warn US and UK will ‘pay a heavy price’ after airstrikes on cities controlled by Yemeni militia
In a statement, Joe Biden said the coalition strikes ‘are in direct response to unprecedented Houthi attacks against international maritime vessels in the Red Sea’
Finland extends closure of Russian border for another month, fearing a migrant influx
The nordic country accused Russia of deliberating ushering the migrants to its normally heavily controlled border
Iran’s navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman that was at the center of a major US-Iran crisis
The seizure comes after weeks of attacks by Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on shipping in the Red Sea
US strives to avert Middle East conflict escalation in election year
Secretary of State Antony Blinken begins his fourth trip to the region in Turkey expecting difficult conversations
Red Sea crisis from Houthi attacks hits world trade as cost of shipping soars by 170%
Companies are rerouting around South Africa to avoid militia attacks in Yemen in one of the biggest disruptions to world trade since the Covid-19 pandemic
Blinken heads to the Mideast again as fears of regional conflict surge
This will be the fourth time the Secretary of State visits the region since the Israel-Hamas war erupted in October
Houthis launch sea drone to attack ships hours after US, allies issue ‘final warning’
It’s the first time the Houthis have used an unmanned surface vessel since their harassment of commercial ships in the Red Sea began after the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war
The Houthis, from Yemeni militia to threat against global trade in the Red Sea
The attacks on a crucial commercial artery under the pretext of solidarity with Gaza have increased the regional weight of the fundamentalist group, which controls nearly 30% of the Arab country
US sanctions money network tied to the Yemen Houthi rebels blamed for shipping vessel attacks
Included in the sanctions are the head of a financial intermediary in Sana’a, Yemen, along with three exchange houses in Yemen and Turkey