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Yemen’s Houthis say attacked US carrier, Washington denies

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Yemen's Houthis claim to have hit a US aircraft carrier in the Red Sea in response to American and British raids on the poor country, a claim rejected by Washington.
Foreign Policy

Iran warns US, UK responsible for repercussions of “provocative attacks” on Yemen

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani has warned the US and UK are responsible for the repercussions of deadly provocative attacks on Yemen, condemning the recent raids that left dozens of civilians dead and injured.
Middle East

US preparing for ‘prominent’ role in post-war Gaza: Report

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The United States wants a “prominent” role in the Gaza Strip after Israel’s military operation in the Palestinian enclave ends, Politico has reported. Washington expects a joint Palestinian-Arab force of several thousand troops to take charge of security in the blockaded territory after the current conflict.
Middle East

Spokesman: Yemen’s Houthis shoot down US MQ-9 Reaper drone

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The military spokesperson for the Houthi movement says the Yemeni fhighters have shot down an American MQ-9 Reaper drone while it was conducting hostile activities in the airspace over the central province of Bayda.
Middle East

US admits strike killed civilian, not al Qaeda leader, in Syria last year

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The Pentagon has acknowledged that it mistakenly killed a civilian in a 2023 air attack in northwest Syria after U.S. service members misidentified the victim as a senior al Qaeda leader.
Middle East

Yemen’s Houthi says struck several vessels, including US warships, in Red Sea

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Yemen’s Houthi fighters say they have hit two US warships among others in the Red Sea in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, who are enduring a genocidal war by Israel.
Americas

US top diplomat to travel to Saudi Arabia to discuss Gaza war

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Saudi Arabia next week to discuss a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, the State Department announced on Saturday.
Middle East

Persian Gulf states warn US not to conduct attacks against Iran from their territory or airspace

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The Persian Gulf monarchies have called on the US not to use American military bases on their territories to launch military operation in response to any potential Iranian attack on Israel, sources told Middle East Eye.
Middle East

Baghdad, Washington hold talks on ending coalition’s mission: Iraqi army

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Baghdad and Washington held talks on ending the presence of U.S.-led coalition forces in Iraq, the Iraqi military has announced.
Middle East

Houthis say dozens killed in US-UK airstrikes on Yemen since January

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The leader of Yemen’s Houthi group has claimed that American and British air raids on his country since January have killed 37 people and injured 30 others.
Foreign Policy

Axis of Resistance has foiled US schemes in West Asia: Iran Leader

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has praised the anti-Israel military operations by resistance factions in Palestine, Lebanon, Yemen and Iraq. He stressed that the Axis of Resistance has demonstrated its potential and effectively disrupted the US strategic calculations in West Asia
Middle East

US, UK conduct new airstrikes against 2 Yemen’s provinces

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The United States and the United Kingdom have launched a string of air raids against targets in Yemen's southwestern province of Ta'izz and the strategic western province of Hudaydah as the Houthi movement continues its maritime operations against Israeli-linked vessels in the Red Sea.
Middle East

US dispatches 1st ship with equipment to build temporary pier to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza

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The United States has sent the first ship with equipment to establish a sea corridor for the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, the US Central Command announced on Sunday.
Middle East

US pier plan to deliver aid to Gaza ‘step in right direction’: Hamas

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A spokesperson for the Palestinian group Hamas has told Al Jazeera that the US plan to build a temporary port off Gaza's coast to deliver humanitarian aid to the besieged enclave “is a step in the right direction”.
Middle East

Yemen’s Hothis say struck US vessel, destroyers with naval missiles, drones

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The Yemeni Houthi movement said on Saturday it has targeted a US vessel and several destroyers with naval missiles and drones in the Red Sea in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Middle East

US says in process of preparing troops to deploy in Gaza pier mission

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The United States is in the process of preparing to deploy forces for the Gaza pier mission to increase the flow of humanitarian aid to the besieged enclave, Defense Department spokesperson Pat Ryder has stated.
Americas

Gaza ceasefire By Ramadan “looking tough”: Biden

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US President Joe Biden has warned that it would be "tough" to reach a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip by the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Americas

Popular attitudes toward US souring across West Asia: Survey

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Negative attitudes towards the United States in West Asia have reached a record-high level amid Washington's support for Israel’s ongoing military onslaught against the Gaza Strip, The Financial Times (FT) has reported, citing data from the Arab Opinion Index.
Middle East

Yemen’s Houthi attack kills three sailors in first fatal strike on shipping: US

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At least three seafarers have been killed in a Houthi missile attack on a merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden, the United States military has announced, marking the first fatalities reported since the Yemeni group began strikes against shipping in one of the world’s busiest sea lanes over Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Pentagon chief admits 25k Palestinian women and children killed in Gaza

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During a congressional hearing on Thursday in Washington, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin stated that since 7 October, more than 25,000 Palestinian women and children have been killed by Israel in the Gaza Strip.
Americas

US officials grilled over lack of congressional approval for military operation against Yemen

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The administration of US President Joe Biden came under fire from lawmakers over the lack of congressional approval to conduct military strikes against Yemen’s Houthis and defend foreign ships in the Red Sea.
Foreign Policy

Iran FM to UN chief: US escalating tensions in West Asia

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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, in a meeting with the UN Secretary General Antoni Guterres, strongly condemned the US’ attempts to escalate tensions in the Red Sea and Yemen, warning that Washington's actions will ruin joint efforts by Tehran and the United Nations to bring calm to the region.
Middle East

Yemen says era of US, allies’ control of international waters ‘over’

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Yemen’s defense minister has praised the ongoing naval operations by the country’s military against Israeli-linked ships in the Red Sea in support of Gaza, stressing that the era of “hegemonic influence” of Washington and its allies on international waters is over.
Foreign Policy

US-UK joint strikes on Yemen to intensify regional insecurity and instability: Iran

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani strongly condemned the fresh round of air attacks by the US and the UK against Yemen. He stressed that the joint move will only escalate insecurity and instability in the region without any achievement for Washington and London.
Middle East

US, UK say hit several Houthi sites in Yemen amid Red Sea tensions

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The United States and the United Kingdom have bombed more than a dozen Houthi sites in Yemen, officials said, as the Yemeni group stepped up its attacks on ships in the Red Sea in protest against Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip.
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