Officials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database.
Clashes between Iranian-backed Houthi fighters and Saudi-backed government forces have been reported near oil-rich Marib Province.
Video shows passengers onboard a Sepehran Airlines Boeing 737 bound for Kermanshah screaming in panic as violent shaking collapses the cabin ceiling. The Iranian plane landed safely back at Mashhad Airport, with no injuries reported.
A service member described how American forces raced to recover two downed Air Force officers in one of the largest combat rescue operations in U.S. military history.
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen seized a key island Friday after capturing a strategic Red Sea port, raising concerns about further disruptions to international shipping in the region. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia said it temporarily shut down a major oil pipeline as a precaution after the facility came under attack. LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall brings Professor Alon Burstein into the conversation to discuss.
Hunger and disease have tormented Yemen for years. Now, fighting between the Saudi-backed government and Iran-backed Houthis is pushing it to the brink.
The Iran-backed militia’s ground offensive has reached the Bab al-Mandab, a Red Sea strait that is a choke point for global trade.
The Houthi militia, the Yemeni government, Iran and Saudi Arabia all have reasons to escalate the conflict.
With its oil-export routes once again under threat, Saudi Arabia is stepping up its military campaign against an old antagonist.
The latest escalation threatens to drag Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthi militia back into a full-blown war.