Red Sea

Yemen's Houthis Claim Deadly Red Sea Attack on Merchant Ship

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis claimed responsibility Wednesday for the deadly sinking of a merchant vessel earlier this week, their second attack in 24 hours as they resumed their campaign against Red Sea shipping. The Eternity C, a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier, was badly damaged in the attack that started on Monday and continued into Tuesday, ...

Yemen's Houthis Claim Recent Deadly Red Sea Attack on Merchant Ship

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis claimed responsibility Wednesday for a deadly attack earlier this week that sank a merchant vessel, the second ship to be hit in less than 24 hours as the rebels resume their campaign in the key waterway. Operation Aspides, the EU naval task force deployed to the Red Sea in response to the Houthi attacks, has said ...

Red Sea Cargo Ship Under Continuous Attack Off Yemen (Monitor)

A cargo ship has been under attack in the volatile Red Sea since Monday after losing power and suffering major damage, a maritime monitor said on Tuesday. "The vessel has sustained significant damage and has lost all propulsion. The vessel is surrounded by small craft and is under continuous attack," the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations ...

Yemen's Houthis Threaten to Attack US Ships in Red Sea If It Strikes Iran

Yemen's Houthis threatened on Saturday to attack US vessels in the Red Sea, despite a recent truce, should Washington get involved in Israel's bombardment campaign against Iran. Israel launched unprecedented attacks on Iranian nuclear and military sites last week, drawing retaliation from Tehran. The United States, a key Israeli ally, ...

Trump Warns Will Hold Tehran Responsible for Any Houthi Attacks

President Donald Trump declared on Monday that he will hold Iran directly responsible for any future attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis, who have targeted multiple US and other foreign ships in the Red Sea. "Every shot fired by the Houthis will be considered, from this point forward, as a shot fired from the weapons and leadership of IRAN, ...

Houthis Announce Plans to Solely Target Israel-Linked Ships During Truce

Yemen's Houthis said Tuesday they would limit their Red Sea attacks to vessels linked to Israel during the ceasefire in the Gaza war. The Houthis have been attacking shipping in the vital waterway in what they say is solidarity with the Palestinians since November 2023, weeks after Hamas carried out the deadliest attack in Israeli history. "We ...

Houthis Say they Targeted Israel with Missile

The Houthis said they fired a missile at central Israel on Sunday, as Israeli forces announced they had intercepted a "projectile". The Iran-backed rebels "carried out a targeting operation against a vital target" in the Tel Aviv area using a "hypersonic missile", a Houthi statement said. An Israeli armed forces ...

US Strikes Houthi Arms Sites Amid Red Sea Tensions

US warplanes staged multiple strikes Saturday night on Iran-backed Houthi advanced weapons storage facilities in Yemen, the Pentagon said. The facilities contained various weapons used to target military and civilian vessels navigating international waters throughout the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, according to information provided to AFP by the ...

Russia Helped Houthis Attack Boats in Red Sea

Russia earlier this year provided satellite data to help Yemen's Huthi rebels strike ships in the Red Sea, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The US daily -- citing "a person familiar with the matter" and two anonymous European defense officials -- reported that the data was transmitted by Iranian intermediaries and used to ...

US Strikes Target Houthis, Destroy Underwater Drone and Missiles

US forces said that they destroyed an underwater drone and nearly 20 ballistic missiles in a series of strikes against Yemen's Houthis, who threatened on Tuesday to step up their attacks in the Red Sea during Ramadan. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement on Monday night that the strikes were carried out after the Houthis fired two ...

US and UK Sanction IRGC Deputy and Houthi Member

The United States and Britain declared new sanctions on Tuesday, targeting a deputy commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and a member of the Houthi movement. The United States and Britain announced fresh sanctions on Tuesday against an Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) deputy commander, alongside a Houthi ...