Houthis damage two commercial vessels in missile attacks, US says

Houthis damage two commercial vessels in missile attacks, US says

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

Iranian weapons arrive by sea to the Houthis, new report finds

Iranian weapons arrive by sea to the Houthis, new report finds

The governor of an area in Yemen has “revealed” how Iranian weapons arrive by sea to the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen, according to an article at Al-Ain in the UAE. This is important because the Gulf Cooperation Council has been discussing the Houthi threat to shipping and Gulf Yemen ties in recent days. The … Read more

Missile strikes Antigua and Barbuda-flagged cargo ship in Gulf of Aden

Missile strikes Antigua and Barbuda-flagged cargo ship in Gulf of Aden

The British security firm Ambrey said on Sunday an Antigua and Barbuda-flagged general cargo ship was struck by a missile 83 nautical miles southeast of Yemen’s Aden and caught fire before it was contained. Earlier, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said it had received a report from a captain of a vessel … Read more

Uncovering the Houthi summer camps that indoctrinate children

Uncovering the Houthi summer camps that indoctrinate children

Ideologically extreme summer camps in Sana’a and other governorates in Yemen under Houthi control host at least hundreds of thousands of children annually. While the exact number of attendees is disputed, Houthi sources speak about 430,000 children under the age of 14 and more than 1 million under the age of 18 this year … Read more

Did the Houthis detain US, UN workers?

Did the Houthis detain US, UN workers?

 Houthi security forces have detained at least 15 Yemeni employees of international organizations, including the United Nations, three officials of Yemen’s internationally recognized government told Reuters on Friday. In a series of raids on Thursday, armed Houthi intelligence officers detained nine UN employees, three employees of the US-funded pro-democracy group National Democratic Institute (NDI), … Read more

Houthis claim to have struck ships in Haifa Port, Israel

Houthis claim to have struck ships in Haifa Port, Israel

Yemen’s Houthi group said on Thursday it launched two joint military operations with the Iraqi Islamic Resistance against ships at Israel’s Haifa port. The IDF has so far denied the claims that such an attack occurred. “It’s not true,” military spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Lerner said. However, according to the Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree, … Read more

Explosion near vessel in Red Sea off Yemen, security firm says

Explosion near vessel in Red Sea off Yemen, security firm says

A merchant vessel reported an explosion took place near it in the Red Sea on Thursday about 19 nautical miles west of the Yemeni port city of Mokha, British security firm Ambrey said. Separately, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said it had been informed of two explosions near a vessel 27 miles … Read more

Yemen’s Houthis target three vessels in Red Sea and Arabian Sea

Yemen’s Houthis target three vessels in Red Sea and Arabian Sea

Yemen’s Houthis conducted three military operations targeting three vessels in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea, the Iranian-backed group’s military spokesperson Yahya Saree said on Wednesday. British security firm Ambrey said in a statement that a Greek-owned bulk carrier was allegedly targeted by the Houthi group while underway northbound in the Red Sea. … Read more

Hezbollah escalates attacks in the north of Israel – analysis

Hezbollah escalates attacks in the north of Israel – analysis

Hezbollah escalated attacks over the weekend of May 31-June 1. The pro-Iranian Al-Mayadeen media detailed an extensive list of Hezbollah’s claims to have attacked numerous sites in northern Israel. The escalation comes as the US and France are pushing for a ceasefire in Gaza. Hezbollah says it is supporting the people of Gaza. The … Read more

US-British strikes leave 16 dead in Yemen, Houthi TV says

US-British strikes leave 16 dead in Yemen, Houthi TV says

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