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Red Sea crisis Part of the Iran–Israel proxy conflict, the Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present), and the Yemeni crisis Map of Houthi activity near the Yemeni coast: Houthi-controlled Yemen (SPC) Government of Yemen (PLC) Houthi attacks (red) and hijackings (blue) Date 19 October 2023 – present (1 year, 3 months and 4 days) Location Red Sea, Gulf of Aden (esp. Bab-el-Mandeb), Arabian Sea ...
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels are stepping up their strikes on ships in the Red Sea, which they say are revenge against Israel for its military campaign in Gaza.
The Houthis claimed missile and drone attacks on five ships (excluding Laax), on the same day USCENTCOM forces claim to have shot down 2 Houthi drones over the Red Sea. The Greece-flagged Minerva Antonia, a chemical and oil tanker anchored off Egypt, was targeted in the Mediterranean, making it the second claimed Houthi attack in that sea.
When U.S. and U.K. warships and aircraft launched waves of missiles at Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen early Friday in Sanaa, it capped weeks of warnings to the group to cease their drone ...
(Reuters) - The Iran-aligned Houthis of Yemen are playing an escalating role in the conflict in the Middle East, attacking shipping in the Red Sea and firing drones and missiles at Israel in a ...
The day of the UNSC resolution, the Houthis launched their largest-ever barrage of 18–24 attack drones and missiles at international ships and warships in the Red Sea. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] In response, on 12 January, the coalition launched its first airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, to which the Houthis have pledged to retaliate.
Despite the instigation in November 2023 of Houthi attacks on merchant ships, by January 2024 most oil tankers had continued traversing the Red Sea, with the significant exception of QatarEnergy. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] While sailing to Singapore from Egypt [ 7 ] the tanker, carrying Russian naphtha purchased below the price cap , [ 8 ] was struck by an ...
The Shia militant group is allied to Tehran and seeks to reduce western influence in the Middle East. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...