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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.
Middle East

US admits use of force against Yemen’s Houthis not working: Report

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US officials are increasingly questioning the effectiveness of military methods in combating the Houthi fighters in Yemen, who continue their military operation in the Red Sea in response to the ongoing Israeli-Hamas conflict, CNN reported, citing US officials in the know.
Middle East

US drops opposition on Gaza ceasefire: Report

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US President Joe Biden’s administration has reportedly changed its position to a humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and proposed a UN resolution calling on Israel to cancel its planned military operation in the besieged enclave’s last refuge for displaced civilians.
Americas

Pentagon says Yemen’s Houthis deployed underwater drone for the first time

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Houthi fighters have attempted to use a submersible drone for the first time, but it was destroyed in yet another wave of US-led coalition attacks on Yemeni soil over the weekend, the US Central Command has claimed.
Middle East

Several Arab states ‘increasingly restricting’ US action against Iran: Report

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A number of Arab countries are reportedly “increasingly restricting” the United States and its allies from conducting attacks from their soil against Iran and resistant groups in the West Asia region amid the Israeli war on the besieged Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Talks resume on US-led coalition withdrawal: Iraq

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Iraq has announced that it has resumed negotiations with the United States on the future of the coalition, expressing hope that they would not be disrupted and lead to an outcome soon.
Middle East

US drone attack kills Iraq-based militia leaders: CENTCOM

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The US carried out a drone strike in the Iraqi capital on Wednesday night that killed three members of the Kataib Hezbollah militia, including a senior commander. The US  Central Command (CENTCOM) has taken responsibility for the raid.
Middle East

Ex-US Secretary of Defense secretly involved in Yemen war: Report

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Retired US Marine General James Mattis was hired in 2015 to advise the United Arab Emirates about the Saudi-led war on Yemen, the Washington Post has reported. Mattis did not publicly disclose the gig when he became secretary of defense in 2017.
Middle East

Iraqi PM: US-led military coalition will ultimately wind down its presence in the country

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Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani has stated the US-led military coalition, purportedly formed to fight the Daesh terrorist group, will eventually end its mission in the Arab country.
Int'l Relations

Iran says not directing or controlling resistance groups in region

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Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has rejected allegations that Tehran provides military and financial aid for resistance groups in the region, including Yemen’s Ansarullah movement and Palestinian resistance movement Hamas.
Middle East

Houthis say struck US, UK vessels off Yemen’s coast

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A Houthi military spokesman has said the Yemeni group fighters have conducted two operations against US and British vessels off the nation's coast, stressing their support for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip amidst intensified Israeli attacks.
Int'l Relations

US strikes on Syria, Iraq, illegal, violation of intl. law, UN charter: Iran’s envoy

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Iran's permanent ambassador to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani has strongly condemned the United States’ recent air raids on Iraq and Syria as illegal and a blatant violation of international law and the the UN charter. He was addressing a UN Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security on Monday.
Int'l Relations

UN Security Council members slam US over airstrikes in Syria, Iraq

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Some member states of the United Nations Security Council have criticized the US over last week’s air raids on several targets in Syria and Iraq to avenge the killing of three of its service personnel in Jordan.
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