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Red Sea crisis : Iranian warship Shahid Mahdavi on the move amid Houthi threat to attack ships

Red Sea crisis : Iranian warship Shahid Mahdavi on the move amid Houthi threat to attack ships

An Iranian warship has embarked on a mission in oceanic waters, Iran’s state media reported, in the wake of a warning by Houthi militia that…

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Red Sea Crisis : Iran spy ship provided intel on vessels transiting through Red Sea, US admiral says

Red Sea Crisis : Iran spy ship provided intel on vessels transiting through Red Sea, US admiral says

 Iran, the main supplier of weapons to Yemen’s Houthis, has provided intelligence on maritime ships transiting through the Red Sea, a se…

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US blacklists tanker linked to Houthi financial supporter

US blacklists tanker linked to Houthi financial supporter

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has blacklisted a tanker for transferring oil linked to a Houthi financi…

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U.S. sanctions Houthi-linked vessel Lady Sofia

U.S. sanctions Houthi-linked vessel Lady Sofia

Continuing to try to stem the flow of Iranian funding to the Houthis, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control…

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Former Commander of the US Central Command "Votel" : Iran Can Be Deterred in Yemen

Former Commander of the US Central Command "Votel" : Iran Can Be Deterred in Yemen

Former Commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) General Joseph Votel called for increasing pressure on the Houthi militias in Yemen and their…

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U.S. attempts to stop arms smuggling to Yemen with limited resources

U.S. attempts to stop arms smuggling to Yemen with limited resources

The Biden administration is expanding efforts to surveil and intercept Iranian weapons being smuggled to Yemen, where Houthi militants have staged…

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Yemen’s Alimi: Houthis Shirking Their Internal Commitments in Service of Iran’s Agenda

Yemen’s Alimi: Houthis Shirking Their Internal Commitments in Service of Iran’s Agenda

Chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council Dr. Rashad al-Alimi accused the Iran-backed Houthi militias of shirking their internal co…

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Red Sea : Iranian ‘Spy Ship’ in Spotlight as U.S. Seeks Retaliation Against Tehran

Red Sea : Iranian ‘Spy Ship’ in Spotlight as U.S. Seeks Retaliation Against Tehran

Media reports have recently focused on the Behshad, an Iranian vessel in the Red Sea, amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran.&…

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Yemeni Military: Iran Controls Houthi Naval Attacks

Yemeni Military: Iran Controls Houthi Naval Attacks

An Iranian Revolutionary Guard unit is directing Houthi military operations, including attacks on Red Sea navigation, Yemeni military sources said,…

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US charges four crew members of vessel carrying Iran-made weapons to Yemen’s Houthis

US charges four crew members of vessel carrying Iran-made weapons to Yemen’s Houthis

Four men were charged on Thursday in connection with the seizure by the US Navy of a vessel carrying Iranian weapons bound for Yemen’s Houthi…

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Yemen : US military says it seized Iranian weapons shipment en route to Houthis

Yemen : US military says it seized Iranian weapons shipment en route to Houthis

The US navy "seized advanced conventional weapons and other lethal aid originating in Iran and bound to Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen from a ves…

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Yemen : Houthis strike cargo ship bound for Iran, causing minor damage

Yemen : Houthis strike cargo ship bound for Iran, causing minor damage

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis fired two missiles on Monday at an Iran-bound cargo ship in the Red Sea, causing minor damage to the vessel but no inj…

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Iran helping Houthis determine which ships ‘more lucrative’ to target: US

Iran helping Houthis determine which ships ‘more lucrative’ to target: US

A senior US diplomat said Iran is helping the Houthis determine which ships are “more lucrative targets” in the Red Sea as the Yemeni g…

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UN Special Envoy for Yemen’s Visits Tehran

UN Special Envoy for Yemen’s Visits Tehran

The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, visited Tehran and met with the Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other senior…

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Iran says Yemen strikes 'contradict' US, UK policy of avoiding wider war

Iran says Yemen strikes 'contradict' US, UK policy of avoiding wider war

These attacks are "in clear contradiction with the repeated claims of Washington and London that they do not want the expansion of war and conflict…

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Iran is 'directly involved' in Yemen Houthi rebel ship attacks: US Navy's Mideast chief

Iran is 'directly involved' in Yemen Houthi rebel ship attacks: US Navy's Mideast chief

Iran is “very directly involved” in ship attacks that Yemen's Houthi rebels have carried out during Israel's war on Gaza, the US Navy's…

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Yemen : Iranian and Hezbollah commanders help direct Houthi attacks in red sea

Yemen : Iranian and Hezbollah commanders help direct Houthi attacks in red sea

Commanders from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Lebanon's Hezbollah group are on the ground in Yemen helping to direct and ove…

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US military seizes Iranian-made missile parts enroute to Houthis

US military seizes Iranian-made missile parts enroute to Houthis

The US military said Tuesday it seized Iranian-made missile parts en route to the Houthi militia from a boat in the Arabian Sea, the first such ope…

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Yemen : Iran urges US, Britain to 'stop air strikes"

Yemen : Iran urges US, Britain to 'stop air strikes"

Iran urged Monday the United States and Britain to "stop the war against Yemen" following their recent strikes on targets of the Tehran-backed Hout…

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Iran says it seized oil tanker boarded by armed men in Gulf of Oman

Iran says it seized oil tanker boarded by armed men in Gulf of Oman

 Iran confirmed on Thursday that its navy seized an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was reported to have been boarded by armed men.…

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