The Iranian attack on Israel in response to the assassination of Hamas political bureau leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran last week is expected to come on Monday, three US and Israeli officials told Axios reporter Barak Ravid on Sunday. Michael Erik Kurilla, commander of US Central Command, arrived in the Middle East early Sunday … Read more
Hezbollah claimed a new round of attacks on Israel on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Iranian-backed Lebanese terrorist group has been increasing some of its threatening rhetoric lately. For instance, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has threatened to increase the range of attacks inside Israel in what he claims is a response to attacks by Israel. … Read more
British security firm Ambrey said early on Friday that a merchant vessel reported two explosions about 21 nautical miles (39 km) west of Yemen’s Mocha. One “missile” impacted the water and another exploded in the air, the vessel reported to Ambrey, adding that both explosions occurred within 0.5 nautical miles of the vessel. “The … Read more
A mariner was severely injured on Thursday after two anti-ship cruise missiles launched by Yemen’s Houthis struck a Ukrainian-owned vessel in the Gulf of Aden, the US military said. The bulk cargo carrier M/V Verbena reported damage and subsequent fires on board, which the crew is continuing to fight, the US military’s Central Command … Read more
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi met last week in Bahrain with counterparts from several Arab militaries to discuss regional security cooperation, according to reports from Walla and Axios on Wednesday. In Bahrain’s capital, Manama, he met with generals from the UAE, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, two sources with direct knowledge of … Read more
Yemen’s Houthi damaged two commercial vessels in missile attacks in the Gulf of Aden in the last 24 hours as part of the militia group’s ongoing campaign against international ocean shipping, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday. The Iran-backed Houthis hit the Tavvishi, a Liberian-flagged and Swiss-owned container ship with an anti-ship ballistic … Read more
A total of 16 have been killed and 35 wounded in Yemen’s Hodeidah as a result of American and British strikes in the area, the Houthi-owned Al-Masirah reported on Friday morning, citing the Hodeidah health office. The Houthi-run news network noted that the strikes took place on Thursday night into early Friday morning but … Read more
The US’s assassination of then IRGC Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani in 2020 shows that Iran respects strength and takes advantage of weakness, warned General Kenneth F. McKenzie, the former head of US CENTCOM, the command responsible for US operations in the Middle East. In an article in The Atlantic based on his new … Read more
US Central Command has been highlighting close US ties to several countries in the region. This includes trips by Central Command (CENTCOM) commanding General Michael Erik Kurilla to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Israel, and other countries. On May 9-10, Kurilla traveled to Saudi Arabia to meet with “leaders of the Saudi Royal Armed Forces and … Read more
US forces, supported by US European Command destroyers, on Saturday and Sunday destroyed more than 80 one-way attack drones and at least six ballistic missiles aimed at Israel from Iran and Yemen, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Monday. This includes a ballistic missile on its launcher vehicle and seven UAVs destroyed on … Read more
