Houthi rebels in Yemen allied to Iran assert control over a key waterway for shipping oil to global markets. "Now they're controlling-- and I just can't emphasize this enough-- a second strait with their new powerful proxy," says David Rohde.
The Iranian-backed Houthi rebel group’s reported takeover of a Yemen port city is raising the stakes in Tehran’s war with the U.S. Saudi Arabia, which backs Yemen’s military, is reportedly urging President Trump to strike the rebels, while the U.S. has sent more than 100 advisors to aid its Saudi allies in the fight. In [...]
Yemen's Houthi rebels, Iran's most powerful regional proxy, have captured the key Yemeni port city of Mocha, according to Yemen's internationally recognized government. Some 50 miles south of Mocha sits Perim, a small island in the Strait of Bab al-Mandab, a geopolitical pinch-point that’s taken on an outsized importance since US President Donald Trump’s war with Iran effectively shuttered the Strait of Hormuz. Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https://bit.ly/4eIvlTr #Houthis #Mocha #News
Further enabling Ukrainian deep strikes would only worsen the threat from Moscow. The post How to Lower the Odds of Russia–NATO War appeared first on The American Conservative .
Ukraine How to Lower the Odds of Russia–NATO War Further enabling Ukrainian deep strikes would only worsen the threat from Moscow. (Photo by Vyacheslav PROKOFYEV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images) Among America’s European allies, predictions of Russian aggression abound. Never mind their claim that Ukraine is on the march, close to defeating the aggressive Bear. If Moscow does ultimately triumph, they warn, Vladimir Putin’s legions will inevitably march westward, despite their devastating losses in manpower and materiel in a fight right off Russia’s border. In fact, Putin has never demonstrated such an interest.…Open
Recent flare-ups in Iran serve as a reminder that the largest terror sponsor has wreaked havoc on the U.S. long before the terror attacks of Sept. 11.
Leaks reveal failed journalist Paul Mason secretly advised ex-Prime Minister Keir Starmer, his Defence Secretary and now-Chancellor John Healey, and top aides on important security matters.
Mason’s belligerent pronouncements on the need for Britain to “deter” Russia through a massive military build-up influenced Labour’s policies and rhetoric. This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Mason was secretly working with notorious British military intelligence operative Chris Donnelly to turn Labour toward a hardline position on Russia and defense spending. Since the Ukraine proxy war erupted, Donnelly has secretly guided London on escalation strategies, including attacks on Kerch Bridge, and the creation of Gladio-style terrorist armies in Ukraine. All along, he and Mason have fed lines to Healey and other Labour frontbenchers on the conflict,…Open
The Houthis are one of several Iran-backed proxy groups in the Middle East and are a leading player in the ongoing Yemeni Civil War.
Since the ceasefire, Israel has accused Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy group and U.S.-designated terrorist group, of launching more than 50 projectiles at Israeli troops in southern Lebanon.
'Continues to escalate'
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