Saudi Arabia warned of a “hostile aerial threat” and issued a string of emergency alerts across the kingdom overnight, including the first alert in its capital since an escalation in fighting with Iran-backed rebels in neighboring Yemen. Saudi Arabia issues first alert in the capital since escalation, and other Mideast developments Meanwhile, the head of … Read more
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have seized the strategic islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish in the southern Red Sea, bolstering the Iran-backed rebels’ ability to control a key maritime shipping route. Houthis seize 2 strategic Red Sea islands, and other Mideast developments Meanwhile, repairs to a crucial Saudi Arabian oil pipeline that was struck in an … Read more
Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said Wednesday that Saudi-backed forces had launched dozens of airstrikes overnight across four Yemeni provinces, after rebel attacks on Saudi Arabia ignited fires at several oil facilities and wounded dozens of people. Yemen’s Houthi rebels say Saudi-backed forces launched airstrikes, and other key Mideast news Separately, Iranian state media said … Read more
Iran’s supreme leader called on Muslim countries to stand together against Israel and the United States, imploring them to “know your real enemy.” A monitor says a tanker vessel was struck in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. Iran’s supreme leader calls for Muslim unity against US and Israel, and other Mideast news Israel’s Shin … Read more
The top U.S. military commander in the Middle East praised the leadership of the long-deployed USS Lincoln after visiting the sailors on the vessel during a regional tour that ended on Saturday, the U.S. Central Command said. Top US commander visits aircraft carrier, Gaza talks in Egypt and other Mideast news U.S. negotiator Jared Kushner … Read more