Monday, January 20, 2025

Houthi Militant Group’s New Slogan Reveals Links to Iran’s Regime

SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION Yemen’s Houthi militants continue to disrupt shipping in the Red Sea, undeterred by the intensifying Western airstrikes or the group’s re-designation as a “global terrorist” organisation. As their attacks have intensified, the...

Figure Close to Iran Regime-Backed Hamas Survives Israeli Strike, 3 Others Killed

BEIRUT, Feb 10 (Reuters) - An Israeli strike about 60 km (40 miles) inside Lebanon's southern border on Saturday targeted a Palestinian figure close to Hamas but he survived, four security sources said. Three other people were killed,...

US Confronts Dangers From ‘Not Very Good’ Iran Regime-Backed Militants

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - More than a month before a deadly drone strike that killed three U.S. soldiers in Jordan, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sought to reassure U.S. troops...

US Conducts More Strikes on Iran Regime-Backed Houthis in Yemen

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Central Command forces on Thursday conducted seven "self-defense" strikes against four Houthi unmanned surface vessels and seven mobile anti-ship cruise missiles that were prepared to be launched...

Israel Launches New Air Strikes in Gaza After Biden Criticism

By Nidal al-Mughrabi DOHA, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Israeli forces carried out deadly air strikes on Gaza on Friday, hours after U.S. President Joe Biden described the military response to the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by the Palestinian territory's ruling...

Iran Foreign Minister Expected in Lebanon, Syria in Coming Days

DUBAI, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian will travel to Lebanon and Syria to discuss various regional issues, Iranian and Syrian media reported on Thursday. Iranian media said he would be in Lebanon on...

Munich Security Conference Did Not Invite Russian, Iran Officials This Year

By Andreas Rinke BERLIN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Russian and Iranian government officials have not been invited to this year's Munich Security Conference, as they did not seem open to meaningful dialogue, according to the man chairing the...

ANALYSIS: Why the U.S. Is Avoiding Direct Military Confrontation With Iran

By Ahmad Rafat The U.S. has launched a series of retaliatory strikes on the military bases of Iran-backed groups in the Middle East. The U.S. military has used its supersonic strategic heavy B1 bombers to...

Israel, Iran Regime-Aligned Hamas Inch Closer to Ceasefire

By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Samia Nakhoul, Andrew Mills and Humeyra Pamuk DOHA, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Hamas has proposed a ceasefire plan that would quiet the guns in Gaza for four-and-a-half months, during which all hostages would go...

Iran Regime-Backed Houthis Say They Fired at and Damaged Two Ships in Red Sea

Feb 6 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Tuesday they had fired missiles at two vessels in the Red Sea, causing damage to the ships. The Houthis have been targeting commercial vessels with drones and missiles...