The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury hasadded two Chinese entities to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list. This action targets companies allegedly involved in facilitating weapons procurement and smuggling activities for the Houthi movement in ...
Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen hijack the Galaxy Leader, an Israeli-linked cargo ship, and take crew members hostage. It marks the first of manyattacks on shipping in the Red Sealaunched by the militant group as a protest against the war in Gaza. Source:AP November 24, 2023 For t...
Iran-linked militant attacks on Red Sea shipping and U.S. forces in the Middle Eastcontinued over the holiday break. Below is a reverse-chronological timeline of some of the most notable events. Dec. 31:Armed men traveling in four Iranian-backed Houthi small boats attacked the container shipM...
Iran backs the Shiite Houthi forces, while a Saudi-led coalition has directly intervened in Yemen against the Houthis.2019-Present- Increased tension between the U.S. and Iran leading to attack on U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, and the targeted killing of a major Iranian military officer by the...
Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen hijack the Galaxy Leader, an Israeli-linked cargo ship, and take crew members hostage. It marks the first of manyattacks on shipping in the Red Sealaunched by the militant group as a protest against the war in Gaza. ...
Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen hijack the Galaxy Leader, an Israeli-linked cargo ship, and take crew members hostage. It marks the first of many attacks on shipping in the Red Sea launched by the militant group as a protest against the war in Gaza. Source: AP November 24, 2023 ...