The Iran-backed Houthi rebels have reportedly seized Perim Island, a key island in the Bab al-Mandab Strait off the coast of Yemen. This puts the Houthis in position to exert major control over the strategic strait and the Red Sea. Get the latest on the Houthi advance (including the seizure of Perim Island), plus updates on Saudi Arabia (including an apparent attack on the East-West Pipeline) and Iran, in our live breaking news coverage. Perim Island, also called Mayyun, sits in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a strategic, narrow waterway through which a large amount of oil and other goods are shipped internationally as they exit the Red Sea. The Houthis, who are supported by Iran, have reportedly taken control of Perim Island today. This…
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have taken control of the key port city of Mokha near the Bab al-Mandab Strait. Get the latest on the Houthis seizing Mokha and increasing their threat to shipping in the Red Sea in our live breaking news coverage. Mokha is a port city less than fifty miles from the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a strategic, narrow waterway through which a large amount of oil and other goods are shipped internationally. Holding Mokha gives the Houthis, who are supported by Iran, an increased ability to exert control over the strait. The Houthis captured Mokha from Yemeni government forces who are backed by Saudi Arabia. In this interactive live stream, host Steve Lookner brings you the latest updates on the Houthi advance…
The Yemeni government said the ship was carrying food supplies to a port on the Bab al-Mandab Strait. The Iran-backed Houthis have not commented on the attack.
State of the Union: Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei condemned a reported U.S. airstrike near a children's cancer treatment center. The post Iran War Day 139: Iran Threatens Mideast Infrastructure Will Be ‘Crushed’ If Trump Bombs Power Plants appeared first on The American Conservative .
The U.S. launched airstrikes against Iran overnight, and Iran retaliated against U.S. bases in the region, as the Iran War entered its 139th day on Thursday. CENTCOM said it targeted “Iranian command centers, air defense sites, missile and drone capabilities, and coastal surveillance facilities.” Defense analysts note that many of the sites CENTCOM has claimed to target in recent days are located deep beneath mountains made of granite that may not be penetrable with U.S. missiles. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei condemned a reported U.S. airstrike near Shahid Baqaei Hospital, a children’s cancer treatment center in Iran. Baqaei said more than 200 chemotherapy patients had to be evacuated. Iran’s Islamic…Open
