Statement by US CENTCOM said missiles were launched by Houthis from areas of Yemen under their control and posed an imminent threat to US Navy ships and merchant vessels.
Simone Ledeen says Biden administration's delisting of Houthis as a foreign terrorist group & its messaging of no conflict with Iran are viewed as weakness by Tehran.
Jaishankar's visit also comes weeks after India-bound MV Chem Pluto was struck by drones, allegedly of Iranian origin, and MV Saibaba with 25 Indian crew was attacked by Houthis.
Houthi leader Mohammed Ali al-Houthi blamed US for violating international law. UNSC Wednesday endorsed a U.S.-led task force that has been defending vessels in the Red Sea.
The Iran-backed Houthi militants of Yemen have been attacking commercial ships in the Red Sea — a gateway to the trade-critical Suez Canal. This has a direct bearing on India’s energy security.
Just because India's increased oil imports proved beneficial after Russia-Ukraine war doesn't mean Modi govt should continue with it. Israel-Hamas conflict could hurt us now.
Attack is believed to be a spillover from Red Sea crisis, where Yemen-based Houthi rebels have been targeting commercial ships they suspect to be heading to or from Israel.
Houthi missile attack in the Red Sea holds out an important lesson for the West: Efforts to keep the Israel-Palestine crisis contained to Gaza are unlikely to succeed.
Galaxy Leader is owned by British company, operated by Japanese firm, & registered in Bahamas. Israel strongly condemns Iranian attack against international vessel, says PM office.
This is the edited transcript of ThePrint Cut The Clutter Episode 1342, published on 3 November 2023, on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen & the 'Axis of Resistance'.
When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
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