News Analysis The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that would end American support for Saudi Arabia in the Yemen conflict—what’s been described as a proxy war between the Saudis and Iranians, resulting in more than 230,000 deaths and a resurgence of al-Qaeda in the region. The House voted on this Sept. 23 as…
2 Saudi Children Injured by Missile Intercepted Over Oil Region, Buildings Damaged
DUBAI—Two children were injured and buildings were damaged when a ballistic missile was intercepted over Saudi Arabia’s oil-rich eastern region on Saturday, the country’s ministry of defence said. The coalition blamed the attack on the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels. There was no immediate claim of responsibility in Houthi-run media. The missile was intercepted over a suburb…
Don’t Reward Iranian Violence by Ending Economic Sanctions
Commentary To quote the U.S. Navy’s official announcement, on May 6 the cruiser USS Monterey “seized an illicit shipment of weapons from a stateless dhow in international waters of the North Arabian Sea.” The list of weaponry aboard the dhow included advanced Russian-made anti-tank missiles, around 3,000 Chinese assault rifles, several hundred light machine guns,…
Reviving Obama’s Iran Nuclear Deal Means War, Not Peace
Commentary April 27 was an explosive Tuesday for the Middle East, explosive diplomatically in Vienna and Washington, but literally explosive in one incident: the drone boat attack on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea oil port of Yanbu. In Vienna, Austria, talks involving Iran, Britain, France, Germany, China, and Russia resumed, with the United States participating “indirectly.”…
US Blacklists Two Leaders of Yemen’s Houthi Movement
WASHINGTON—The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on two military leaders of the Houthi movement in Yemen, accusing them of procuring weapons from Iran and organizing attacks, in the Biden administration’s first punitive action against the group. The sanctions contrast with the State Department’s decision last month to revoke terrorist designations on the group imposed…
State Department Examining Trump Administration’s Designation of Houthis as Terrorists
President Joe Biden’s administration is reviewing the designation of the Houthis as a terrorist group that was made late in former President Donald Trump’s term. “The State Department has initiated a review of Ansarallah’s terrorist designations,” a spokesperson told news outlets. “We will not publicly discuss or comment on internal deliberations regarding that review; however,…
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