Monday, November 18, 2024

US, Britain Carry Out Strikes Against Iran Regime-Backed Houthis in Yemen

By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Mohammed Ghobari WASHINGTON/ADEN, Yemen, Jan 12 (Reuters) - The United States and Britain carried out strikes from the air and sea against Houthi military targets in Yemen overnight in response to the movement's...

ANALYSIS: Red Sea Ship Attacks Could Trigger All-Out Middle East War

By Ahmad Rafat A dangerous power struggle is unfolding in the Red Sea caused by recent developments. The “Axis of Resistance,” led by the Islamic Republic, is posing a major economic challenge to the Western...

Iran Seizes Oil Tanker Involved in U.S.-Iran Dispute in Gulf of Oman

By Jana Choukeir, Ahmed Elimam and Robert Harvey DUBAI, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Iran seized a tanker with Iraqi crude destined for Turkey on Thursday in retaliation for the confiscation last year of the same vessel and its oil...

Iran Regime-Backed Hezbollah Hits Israeli Base, Says It Does Not Want Wider War

BEIRUT, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Hezbollah attacked an Israeli army base with explosive drones deployed from Lebanon on Tuesday, hitting the position for the first time in what the Iran-backed group declared part of its response to...

Three Members of Iran Regime-Backed Hezbollah Killed in South Lebanon

BEIRUT, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Three members of Iran-aligned Hezbollah were killed on Tuesday in a targeted strike on their vehicle in the town of Ghandouriyeh in the south of Lebanon, two sources familiar with the...

Jordanian Jets Strike Iran-Linked Drug Dealers Inside Syria

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Jordanian jets conducted four strikes inside Syria on Tuesday in the second such raid within a week against suspected farms and hideouts of Iran-linked drug smugglers, regional intelligence sources said. Jordan's...

Israel Shifts to Deadlier Strikes on Iran Regime-Linked Targets in Syria

By Laila Bassam, Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Maya Gebeily BEIRUT/AMMAN, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Israel is carrying out an unprecedented wave of deadly strikes in Syria targeting cargo trucks, infrastructure and people involved in Iran's weapons lifeline to its...

Israeli Strike on Lebanon Kills Senior Commander in Elite Hezbollah Unit – Security Sources

BEIRUT, Jan 8 (Reuters) - An Israeli strike on south Lebanon on Monday killed a senior commander in Hezbollah's elite Radwan force, three security sources told Reuters. "This is a very painful strike," one of the security...

Blinken Says He Will Raise Protecting Gaza Civilians While in Israel This Week

DOHA, Jan 7 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said when he visits Israel this week he will tell Israeli officials that it is imperative they do more to prevent civilian casualties in Gaza. Speaking...