Houthis vow ‘escalation’ after US, UK launch more strikes in Yemen
Houthi rebels have vowed to “escalate” in response to the US and UK offensive launched in Yemen on Sunday. A spokesperson for an Iran-backed group vowed to continue its campaign to destroy regional trade “no matter the cost.” The United States and Britain launched a series of attacks against Houthi targets in Yemen this weekend, […]
Jake Sullivan doesn’t rule out US strikes inside Iran but insists Biden ‘not looking to get into a war’
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday did not rule out a U.S. attack on Iranian soil, but still insisted President Biden “doesn’t intend to start a war” in the Middle East. Sullivan spoke to CNN, ABC and NBC days after the United States and Britain launched a major airstrike campaign against Iran-backed Houthi rebels […]
Jake Sullivan warns ‘additional strikes’ coming against Iranian proxies who attacked US forces
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan teased that the Biden administration is planning additional retaliatory strikes against Iranian proxy targets. Last week, the United States launched two separate strikes against Iranian proxy targets in Syria, Iraq and Yemen, after three soldiers were killed in a drone strike in Jordan last month. “The president has been very […]
Jake Sullivan Refuses to Rule Out Strikes Inside Iran
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that the U.S. will take additional actions in response to earlier airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed militants. He did not say where, including excluding Iran. Sullivan said, “Following the tragic deaths of three brave service members, the President ordered strikes in Iraq and Syria. […]
Sullivan says US retaliatory strikes in Middle East ‘not the end of it’
White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Sunday that the United States would issue additional orders to Iranian-backed groups after two attacks over the weekend in Syria, Iraq and Yemen. He admitted that he “intended” to launch an attack and action. The US military launched its first round of airstrikes against Iranian-backed groups in […]
Middle East crisis live: US and UK hit dozens of Houthi targets across Yemen in new wave of strikes | Israel
US and UK launch attacks against dozens of Houthi targets in Yemen The United States and Britain on Saturday struck at least 30 Houthi targets in Yemen in a new wave of attacks aimed at further neutralizing the Iranian-backed group, which has attacked U.S. and international interests in response to the Israel-Hamas war. attacked. On […]
What to know about wave of deadly US strikes in Middle East
In the past 24 hours, U.S. forces have struck more than 100 targets across Iraq, Syria and Yemen, hitting Iranian-backed proxies that have ramped up their own attacks on U.S. forces in the region since October. The U.S. government late Friday launched a massive airstrike on more than 85 targets across seven locations in Iraq […]
US Conducts Self-Defense Strikes Against ‘Deeply Buried’ Houthi Targets
The United States and Britain struck hard-hit targets in Houthi-held areas of Yemen on Saturday in response to increasingly dangerous attacks by rebel groups on international shipping and naval vessels, a statement said. The airstrikes were the third major joint operation since the Houthis began attacking international shipping in late November, targeting Houthi storage facilities, […]
US, UK conduct strikes on at least 30 Houthi targets in Yemen: reports
The US and UK reportedly attacked at least 30 Houthi targets in Yemen late Saturday. Ten targets linked to Iranian-backed terrorist organizations were attacked by US F/A-18 fighter jets launched from the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, and US warships in the Red Sea also fired Tomahawk missiles. US officials revealed. On Saturday, the […]
US, UK conduct new strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen
The United States and Britain carried out a new offensive against Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Saturday, hitting at least 30 targets. The latest counterattack against Iranian-backed militants comes amid an ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, with attacks destabilizing the Red Sea region and trade routes in the region. It is […]