Houthi Targets Struck: The Israeli Air Force launched several strikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebel targets in Yemen overnight on July 7. The airstrikes, involving some 20 Israeli...
In late June, the US Treasury Department levied its largest batch of sanctions against the Houthis, targeting individuals and entities involved in the importation and smuggling of oil and other goods. “Today’s...
Egypt’s state-run media has consistently promoted anti-Israeli rhetoric throughout the recent war with Iran—even as the government has tried to stifle the same rhetoric among the people.
Iran has warned that it could close the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical oil transit chokepoints, after the United States joined Israel’s attack on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear...
The Decline of Iran’s Proxies: How Tehran’s Regional Power Crumbled ...
Yemen’s Houthis threatened to attack American forces in the Red Sea following US attacks on the Iranian nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan on June 21. The US military struck...
In January 2024, Iran was riding high. Its proxies and allies in the region were fighting a multi-front war against Israel. Hamas in Gaza had carried out the worst mass terror attack against Israel in history just three months prior. Hezbollah was targeting Israel daily from Lebanon. The Houthis in Yemen were attacking ships and threatening to cut off Israel from the Red Sea. They were also attacking Israel with drones and missiles....
Egyptian media has painted a picture of Israel’s Operation Rising Lion that bears little resemblance to reality. While American media have reported on Israel’s military gains, Tehran’s limited...
Beijing condemned Israel’s sweeping strikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites shortly after they began as a violation of “Iran’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity,” according...
Iran’s nuclear weapons strategy lies in tatters in the wake of this week’s extensive, and ongoing, targeted Israeli strikes. Ever since the Islamic Regime’s clandestine program to obtain...
Iran is facing crunch time on its continued talks with the United States over a potential new deal regarding its nuclear program. Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi said on June 4...
President Rashad al Alimi, the chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 28 to discuss the relationship between their two countries....
Houthi Planes Destroyed: Israeli fighter jets destroyed the last aircraft operated by Houthi rebels in a strike on Sanaa International Airport in Yemen on May 28. The strike came...
On May 19, Abdel Fattah al Burhan, Sudan’s army chief and de-facto leader, appointed the first prime minister since the country’s civil war broke out in April 2023, marking an important step...
Iran is exporting 1.6 million barrels of oil every day. Thanks to a shadowy fleet, fake paperwork, and a global network of front companies, Tehran keeps its oil flowing, fueled by China’s backing. The West’s sanctions are failing spectacularly. Find out why and what it will take to finally cut off this illicit lifeline.
It’s too soon for another US “mission accomplished” in the Middle East. President Donald Trump this month announced a halt to US airstrikes against Yemen’s Houthi rebels, claiming the group “capitulated” and would cease targeting American vessels and Red Sea traffic.
Donald Trump declared that Yemen’s Houthi rebels “have capitulated,” while a top Houthi official said Washington’s agreement to a May 6 ceasefire is “an expression of helplessness and failure.”...
On May 6, United States President Donald Trump said the US would stop its attacks on the Iran-backed Houthi rebel group. The US had launched a campaign of airstrikes on the Houthis in Yemen starting on March 15. Oman, a neighbor of Yemen, said that it had helped mediate an end to the conflict between the US and the Houthis.
On May 6, US President Donald Trump announced an end to Operation Rough Rider, the US offensive against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, saying the Houthis and the US had reached an agreement....
Trump Says U.S. Will Stop Bombing Houthis: President Donald Trump announced on May 6 that the United States was “going to stop the bombing of the Houthis effective immediately,”...