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
Washington argues that this misidentification allowed the attack, considered ‘an escalation’ in the conflict. The White House promises a response
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
The Houthi attacks have snarled shipping in a key route for Asia and the Middle East to ship cargo and energy to Europe
The last strikes were launched from the Red Sea and hit 14 missiles that the command deemed an ‘imminent threat’
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
Sergey Lavrov argued that for such talks to be held, Washington first needs to revise its current hostile policy toward Russia
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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’
The nordic country accused Russia of deliberating ushering the migrants to its normally heavily controlled border
The seizure comes after weeks of attacks by Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on shipping in the Red Sea
Secretary of State Antony Blinken begins his fourth trip to the region in Turkey expecting difficult conversations
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
This will be the fourth time the Secretary of State visits the region since the Israel-Hamas war erupted in October
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 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
Included in the sanctions are the head of a financial intermediary in Sana’a, Yemen, along with three exchange houses in Yemen and Turkey
The Israeli Minister of Defense claims that his army has responded to aggression in six countries since the October 7 attacks. Tehran accuses Israel of assassinating a Revolutionary Guard general in Syria
A Doctors Without Borders report warns of a huge shortfall in meeting the global need caused by armed conflict and climate change
Mohammed Abdel-Salam, the Houthis’ chief negotiator challenged the U.S.-created coalition, saying the Iranian-backed rebels would continue targeting Israel-linked vessels off Yemen
