Yemen’s Houthis said on Tuesday they targeted the Maersk Sentosa ship in the Arabian sea with several ballistic and wing missiles. “The American ship Maersk Sentosa was targeted in the Arabian Sea by naval forces and missile force in a joint operation,” Yahya Sarea, the Yemeni group’s military spokesperson, said in a televised speech. … Read more
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis will release Mohammed Qahtan, leader of the Islah party, under a deal reached with the Saudi-backed government in Aden, top Houthi negotiator Abdul Qadir Al-Murtada told Reuters on Wednesday. The Houthis have not confirmed if Qahtan is dead or alive, a government negotiator, who did not want to be named, told … Read more
The Houthi militia forces in the ‘Amran Governorate of Yemen have been conducting a large-scale intimidation campaign against male and female artists to prevent them from performing or singing at venues and events. Videos showing violent incursions by armed Houthi militants into venues and event halls as the men arrest and abruptly end the … Read more
On Monday, the Iran-backed Houthis claimed to attack four more cargo ships. They also alleged that the attacks took place on “three fronts,” according to Al-Ain media in the UAE. These claims were unclear because the same report said, “no maritime incidents were detected during the past 24 hours.” Nevertheless, the Houthis said they … Read more
A spokesperson for the Iranian-backed Houthis claimed on June 30 that the group will soon unveil a new “military boat” which is ‘furnished with advanced technology and destructive power,” Iran’s state media IRNA claimed. This was based on a statement by the Houthis to their own media in Yemen, the Al-Masirah news network, in … Read more
Yemen’s Houthi terror group on Friday claimed responsibility for attacking a Liberia-flagged vessel in the Red Sea that a maritime agency said had survived five missiles, while also saying they targeted three other vessels including two in the Mediterranean. The Iran-aligned Houthis say their attacks on shipping lanes are in solidarity with Palestinians in … Read more
These are unstable times in the Middle East. Israel’s eight-month war against Hamas in Gaza continues, the skirmishes on the Lebanon-Israel border between the Hezbollah terrorist organization and the Israeli army threaten to escalate into a wider escalation, and Yemen’s Houthi rebels continue to attack ships and threaten global commerce in the Red Sea. … Read more
A merchant vessel in the Arabian Sea reported an explosion in close proximity to it on Monday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said. UKMTO said the crew was reported safe and the vessel was proceeding to its next port of call. The Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Joint Maritime Information Center … Read more
The Yemeni Houthi group said on Sunday its forces had attacked two ships in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. The first ship, Transworld Navigator, had been targeted in the Red Sea using “an uncrewed surface boat” which led to a direct hit against the ship, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said. The … Read more
A claim by Yemen’s Houthi group on Saturday that its forces had attacked the US aircraft carrier Eisenhower in the Red Sea is false, two US officials told Reuters. “That is incorrect,” one of the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The Iran-aligned Houthis first launched drone and missile strikes in the key … Read more
