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Foreign Policy

Linking Yemen’s attacks to Tehran meant to conceal Israeli crimes in Gaza: Iran’s UN envoy

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Iran’s permanent ambassador to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani has roundly dismissed Western allegations about Tehran’s involvement in strikes by Yemeni forces in the Red Sea, stating that such claims are meant to deviate the world public opinion from Israeli atrocities in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Foreign Policy

US, UK raids on Yemen strategic mistake: Iran FM to UN chief

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Iran's Foreign Minister, in a telephone conversation with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, has strongly condemned the recent strikes on Yemen by the United States and the UK as illegal and a strategic mistake.
Europe

UK to “wait and see” on possible further strikes against Yemen’s Houthis: Defense secretary

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London will "wait and see" whether it will conduct further strikes against Houthis in Yemen in order to protect international shipping, the British defense secretary has stated.
Middle East

Houthi ballistic missile strikes US-owned and operated vessel: CENTCOM

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A Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile struck a US-owned and operated vessel on Monday, US Central Command has announced in a statement.
Middle East

Red Sea tension caused by escalation in Palestine: Russia FM

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has described the perilous situation in the Red Sea, a strategic maritime route, as a result of the months-long conflict in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Foreign Policy

Iranian FM: Yemenis will keep hitting Israeli ships unless war on Gaza stops 

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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian says as long as Israel’s war on Gaza continues, Yemen will prevent Israeli ships from passing through the Bab-el-Mandab Strait.
Foreign Policy

Russia, Iran FMs discuss US-UK joint strikes on Yemen: Moscow

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has, in a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian, discussed the escalation of the situation in the Middle East, the US and UK air attacks against Yemen, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Monday.
Americas

US says expects retaliation from Yemen’s Houthis after strikes

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US President Joe Biden's administration expects the Houthis, who have been attacking shipping in the Red Sea, will likely respond to the strikes carried out by the US and UK last week, National Security Council strategic communications coordinator John Kirby has stated.
Int'l Relations

Israel maneuvering to drag US into wider conflict to exit Gaza quagmire: Iran’s envoy

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Iran's permanent ambassador to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani has stated the recent US and UK missile strikes on Yemen amounts to a "declaration of war" against the Arab country's people. He added that Tel Aviv has effectively maneuvered to make Washington get involved in these conflicts.
Middle East

Houthis promise “strong and effective response” to US strikes

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A spokesperson for the Houthi group has stated the Yemeni fighters will offer a robust reply to a second, albeit much smaller, series of US air raids in the war-torn country.
Middle East

Suez Canal tolls rise by 300%: Report

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The cost of transporting cargo through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal, a major waterway for global shipping, have surged over 300% since November, amid Houthi strikes on commercial vessels thought to be Israel-linked, Sky News has reported, citing data analyzed by global logistics company DSV.
Americas

Biden says “warned Iran” about Houthi attacks

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US President Joe Biden has told reporters that a message was delivered to Iran on Yemen's Hothis, responsible for attacking commercial shipping in the Red Sea in support of Gaza. Iranian officials have reiterated that the resistance groups in the region "are not directed by Tehran and do not take orders from Tehran".
Views

Analyst: U.S. strikes on Yemen come with go-ahead from Saudi Arabia

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An Iranian foreign policy expert says the United States’ recent attacks on Yemen were carried out with the green light from certain regional countries, particularly Saudi Arabia.
Middle East

Houthi’s radar site targeted in new US strikes in Yemen: Official

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Washington conducted more strikes in Yemen on Friday night, targeting a Houthi-operated radar facility, according to a US official, one day after launching a coordinated multi-nation attack on nearly 30 Houthi positions.
Middle East

Biden administration reevaluating designating Yemen’s Houthis as terrorist entity

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US President Joe Biden has stated he believes the Houthis are a “terrorist group”, a designation his administration lifted on the Yemeni organization but is considering reapplying.
Middle East

US, UK carried out 73 strikes across Yemen, at least 5 killed: Houthi Spokesman

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Yemeni Armed Forces' spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree confirmed that Washington and London have carried out 73 strikes across Yemen, killing 5 individuals and wounding 6 others.
Foreign Policy

Iran condemns US, Britain’s bombing of Yemen as ‘arbitrary move’

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The Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani has strongly slammed the military strikes by the US and Britain on several Yemeni cities early on Friday as an arbitrary move, saying it clearly breached Yemen’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and was against international laws and regulations.
Middle East

US, UK pound Houthi targets in Yemen

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The United States and the United Kingdom launched air strikes against Houthi targets, including "logistical hubs, air defence systems and weapons storage" in Yemen late on Thursday, following a spate of attacks on shipping vessels in the Red Sea region.
Int'l Relations

UN Security Council adopts resolution calling for halt to Houthi attacks in Red Sea

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The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution demanding Yemen’s Houthis end strikes on ships in the Red Sea and free the Japanese-operated Galaxy Leader that was seized last year.
Middle East

Yemen Houthis say targeted US naval vessel in Red Sea

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Yemen’s Houthis say they have targeted a US navy ship in the Red Sea, using a large number of ballistic and naval missiles.
Middle East

UK sending warship to Red Sea for anti-Houthi patrols

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British Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has stated the warship HMS Richmond is “on its way to the Red Sea to ensure the UK maintains a formidable presence in the face of attacks by the Iranian-backed Houthis”.
Europe

EU says to start talks on its own military mission in Red Sea amid Yemen’s strikes

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The European Union will start discussions on launching its own military mission in the Red Sea this week amid Yemen's attacks on Israel-bound vessels, EU foreign policy spokesman Peter Stano has stated at a briefing.
Energy

Global oil prices may double: Report

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Global prices for crude oil will double if disruptions triggered by Yemen’s Houthis also affect the Strait of Hormuz, Daan Struyven, Goldman Sachs’ head of oil research, has told CNBC in an interview.
Middle East

Yemen says US insistence on support for Israel would blow up West Asia

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Yemen has warned that tensions could escalate in the region as the United States keeps backing Israel in its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip which has so far killed nearly 23,000.
Middle East

Yemen says US military buildup in Red Sea serious threat to intl. shipping

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Yemen's Houthis have cautioned that the US militarization of the Red Sea، in an attempt to serve Israel، will pose a serious threat to international shipping in the strategic waterway.
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