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Security Breach: JD Vance Promises No US Official Will Be Fired

This is Beirut, 28/03 22:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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No US official will be sacked after the spectacular security breach on a Signal messaging loop, where a journalist was mistakenly added while senior US officials were discussing upcoming strikes on the Houthis in Yemen, Vice President JD Vance assured on Friday. “If you think you can force the President of the United States to fire anyone, ...

Yemen Rebels Report Multiple US Air Strikes

This is Beirut, 28/03 22:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran-backed Huthi rebels reported dozens of air strikes in Yemen on Friday they blamed on the United States, including in the capital, Sanaa, saying several people were wounded. The rebels' Al-Masirah TV channel reported "American aggression" south of Sanaa, as well as in Saada and Jawf provinces in the north, which had been targeted earlier in ...

Yemen Rebels Report Overnight Air Strikes Blamed on US

This is Beirut, 28/03 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran-backed Huthi rebels in Yemen on Friday reported dozens of overnight air strikes they blamed on the United States, including in the capital Sanaa, saying several people were wounded. In Sanaa, which the Huthis seized in 2014, "American aggression" targeted the international airport and part of the city centre, "damaging houses and ...

Trump Team Splits on Message as Iran Considers Talks

This is Beirut, 26/03 09:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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In a matter of days, US President Donald Trump has extended a hand to Iran and bombed Tehran's allies in Yemen. His administration has both demanded that Iran dismantle its nuclear program and offered more flexibility. Trump has for years dangled force as a means to get his way in negotiations. But on Iran, some observers see less a strategy ...

Huthis Say US Warplanes Carried Out 17 Strikes in Yemen

This is Beirut, 26/03 09:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Huthi media in Yemen reported Wednesday at least 17 strikes in Saada and Amran, blaming the United States for the attacks. The rebels' Ansarollah website said US warplanes carried out "aggressive air raids... causing material damage to citizens' property" but gave no details of casualties. Washington on March 15 announced a military offensive ...

US War Plans Shared With Journalist: What We Know

This is Beirut, 25/03 13:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The Trump administration is dealing with the fallout of a stunning security breach that allowed a journalist to read exchanges between senior officials in a group chat on the Signal messaging app. The group's members, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance, talked about strikes on Yemen's Huthi rebels hours before ...

Huthis Say One Killed in Strikes Blamed on US

This is Beirut, 24/03 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Yemen's Huthi rebels said one person had been killed and 13 others injured in strikes late Sunday on the capital Sanaa that they blamed on the United States. "A citizen was killed and 13 others were injured, including three children, in the final toll of the US aggression on a residential building in the Aser area," said Huthi health ministry ...

Huthi Rebel Media Reports Strikes on Yemen

This is Beirut, 21/03 21:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Huthi media in Yemen reported strikes on the Iran-backed rebels' homeland of Saada on Friday, blaming "American aggression". The rebels' Al-Masirah TV cited their correspondent in Saada, in Yemen's north, for their latest claim of strikes since the United States on Saturday said it carried out air strikes that killed several Huthi leaders, after ...

MBS's Diplomatic Gamble: Reshaping Saudi Arabia’s Geopolitical Role

Natasha Metni Torbey, 21/03 14:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Under the leadership of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), Saudi Arabia has undertaken a series of diplomatic maneuvers that are redefining its role in the Middle East. As a key regional power, the Kingdom aims to position itself as an influential mediator, forge new strategic alliances and normalize relations with pivotal players. These ...

Israel Military Says Intercepted Missile From Yemen

This is Beirut, 20/03 20:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel's military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen on Thursday for the second time within a day, after air raid sirens sounded in several areas, including Jerusalem. "Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in a number of areas in Israel, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted by the IAF (air force) prior to ...

Four US Strikes Against Houthis in Yemen's Al-Kathib Region

This is Beirut, 20/03 19:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US warplanes carried out four strikes on Thursday evening against Houthi positions in the Al-Kathib region, in the Al-Minaa district of the Yemeni province of Al-Hodeida. These strikes come just hours after the Israeli army announced that it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen early on Thursday morning, against a backdrop of intensifying ...

Centcom, the American Leviathan Watching Over the East

Mario Chartouni, 18/03 18:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The United States has escalated its military involvement in Yemen by bombing Houthi positions on Saturday, causing dozens of casualties among the fighters of the Iran-backed movement. Behind these strikes is the United States Central Command (Centcom), a crucial component of the American military strategy in the Middle East for ...

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