The spotlight has already fallen on Yemen just days into 2024, where the UK and US havecarried out airstrikes on Houthi rebels. It comes after the Iranian-backed fighters have beenattacking merchant ships as the
000 fighters, according to statements from Hezbollah leaders in years past. This year, the CIA Factbook put its strength at around 50,000, though it’s unclear how many of those are reservists.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian condemned Sinwar’s killing, and Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthi rebels — fellow proxy groups — both expressed solidarity and condolences. Even so, some analysts have described Hamas’ relationship with Iran as a marriage of convenience, and Sinwar’s disappearance...
The Houthis, Iran-backed rebels in Yemen, have followed similar tactics in their attacks on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. RELATED All the Houthi-US Navy incidents in the Middle East (that we know of) From outposts on land, the Houthis figure out the ...
Iran supports both Hezbollah and Hamas, as well as the Houthi rebel movement in Yemen that has been attacking ships in the Red Sea, severely impacting maritime trade through the vital shipping passage. All of the Iran-backed proxy groups operating in the region have said their actions are in...
Protesters outside the Turkish embassy in Tehran, Iran denounced Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s support of Syrian rebels and Israeli prime minister Binyamin Neanyahu's treatment of Gaza. Photograph: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA Turkish president Recep T...
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The global and political implications of the year of rage in the region are also huge. For instance, months of attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea have seen US and allied naval forces often under fire and intercepting missiles from Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Cascading economic impacts...
The global and political implications of the year of rage in the region are also huge. For instance, months of attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea have seen US and allied naval forces often under fire and intercepting missiles from Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Cascading ...
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