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Strikes Again Are Paused as Trump Gives Talks 'Space'

Waltz says negotiations are continuing 'on every level'

(Newser) - The Iran war was quiet Sunday, the second straight day with neither side reported to have carried out any strikes. The Tehran government signaled that talks over control of the Strait of Hormuz had inched forward, saying that Omani officials who act as go-betweens for the two nations described discussions...

Trump Says Iran Will Pay Price for Houthi Attacks

Oil prices jump as Yemen rebels claim attacks on 2 Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea

(Newser) - Yemen's Houthi movement says it has widened its fight to the Red Sea, claiming missile and drone attacks on two Saudi oil tankers, Saudi Arabia confirmed one vessel, the Encelia, was struck off its Red Sea coast Wednesday, sparking a fire but no injuries, the BBC reports. There's...

Another Oil Route Could Soon Be Choked Off

Iran reportedly urges Houthis to cut off Red Sea route if US attacks Iranian power plants

(Newser) - Iran is reportedly readying a new pressure point in its standoff with the US: the Red Sea. Reuters , citing sources including two senior Iranian officials. reports that Tehran has asked Yemen's Houthi movement to be prepared to disrupt oil shipping through the Red Sea's Bab el-Mandeb strait if...

Missiles Shatter 4-Year Lull in Houthi-Saudi Conflict

Rebels say they hit Saudi airport

(Newser) - A fragile lull in a long-running war in the Middle East just snapped. Yemen's Houthi movement on Monday said it fired missiles at Saudi Arabia, claiming it struck the international airport in Abha in the kingdom's south after accusing Riyadh of bombing Sanaa's airport, Reuters reports. Saudi...

Free Solo Climber Dies After Fall Into Volcanic Crater

Rescuers recover Antar al-Abssi's body from scalding 400-foot-deep volcanic pool in Yemen

(Newser) - He'd been nicknamed the "Yemeni Spider-Man." Authorities say 30-year-old free solo climber Antar al-Abssi died Friday after slipping while scaling the inner wall of Hardah Dam, a volcanic crater near the central Yemeni city of Damt. Video released by Yemen's Civil Defense Service shows him hanging...

For First Time in Decade, Displaced-People Stat Dips

UN agency warns that 118M individuals forcibly displaced globally is still an 'alarmingly high' figure

(Newser) - The UN's Refugee Agency said forced displacement of people due to conflict or persecution fell in 2025 for the first time in a decade. In its annual report released Thursday, however, the agency warned that 118 million people who had to flee their homes or nations is still alarmingly...

Iran-Backed Houthis Have Now Inserted Themselves in War

Rebel group claims missile attack on Israel out of Yemen

(Newser) - Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claimed a missile launch toward Israel from Yemen early Saturday, their first since the Iran war started. The Israeli military said it intercepted the projectile, per the AP . The conflict, now marking its one-month anniversary, erupted after the United States and Israel attacked Iran, which retaliated with...

Hundreds of Tourists Stranded on Yemeni Island

Americans among Socotra travelers caught by surprise as Yemen closes entry points

(Newser) - Adventure-seekers who flocked to a remote Yemeni island for its otherworldly landscapes are now stuck there as regional tensions shut down routes in and out. Socotra's deputy governor for culture and tourism told AFP that "more than 400 foreign tourists" have been stranded on the island in the...

Israel Turns Its Airstrikes Back to Yemen
Israeli Airstrikes Pound Yemen
Sep 10, 2025 11:00 AM CDT

Israeli Airstrikes Pound Yemen

As EU leader calls for sanctions against Israel over the war in Gaza

(Newser) - Israel carried out another round of heavy airstrikes Wednesday against Yemen's Houthi rebels, hitting a fuel station in the capital, Sanaa, and a government facility, according to officials in Yemen. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, meanwhile, said she would seek sanctions and a partial trade suspension against...

Prime Minister Killed by Israeli Strike in Yemen: Houthis

Ahmed al-Rahawi took office in rebel-controlled government last year

(Newser) - The prime minister of Yemen's Houthi-controlled government was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Sanaa, the rebel group announced Saturday. The Houthis, backed by Iran, have vowed to respond as leadership changes hands in the face of ongoing strikes and missile attacks, NBC News reports. Ahmed al-Rahawi was...

Israel Launches Airstrikes in Yemen
Israel Strikes Yemen's Capital
Aug 24, 2025 3:05 PM CDT

Israel Strikes Yemen's Capital

Houthis say attacks in support of Gaza will continue

(Newser) - Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen's capital on Sunday, days after the Houthi rebels fired a missile toward Israel that its military described as the first cluster bomb the rebels had launched at it since 2023. The Iranian-backed Houthis said multiple areas across Sanaa were hit, while the Houthi-run health ministry...

Iranian Arms Shipment to Houthis Was Intercepted: US

Cache includes advanced missiles, drone parts, and radar systems

(Newser) - A record-breaking cache of Iranian weapons, including advanced missiles and drone technology, was intercepted en route to Yemen's Houthi rebels, US Central Command announced Wednesday, calling the seizure the largest of its kind. Yemen's National Resistance Forces seized more than 750 tons of Iranian arms, CBS News...

In One Sense, Trump Got Done in 5 Months What Took Biden 4 Years

He's ordered nearly as many airstrikes as his predecessor in much less time

(Newser) - Donald Trump entered his current term in the White House touting ambitions to be a "peacemaker" president, pledging an end to America's often drawn-out conflicts. Yet within his first six months, the Independent reports that Trump's administration has launched at least 529 airstrikes across Africa, the...

Crew Abandons Ship After Attacks in Red Sea

Yemen blames Houthis, 'Iranian scheme'

(Newser) - Crew members aboard a Liberian-flagged ship set ablaze by a series of attacks in the Red Sea abandoned the vessel Sunday night as it took on water, marking the first serious assault in the vital corridor for trade after a monthslong campaign by Yemen's Houthi rebels there. Suspicion for...

Report: Iran Is Importing Key Missile Chemicals From China

Ammonium perchlorate shipments are set to arrive in coming months, per WSJ

(Newser) - Iran is importing thousands of tons of ballistic missile ingredients from China, according to sources familiar with the transactions, with shipments of ammonium perchlorate, a key missile propellant, set to arrive in Iran in the coming months, reports the Wall Street Journal . The materials could produce hundreds of ballistic...

Watchdog Probes if Pentagon Staffers Deleted Signal Texts

Inspector general also wants to know who had access to Secretary Hegseth's phone

(Newser) - A Pentagon watchdog is looking into whether any of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's aides were asked to delete Signal messages that may have shared sensitive military information with a reporter, per two people familiar with the investigation and documents reviewed by the AP . The inspector general's request focuses...

Houthi Missile From Yemen Reaches Israeli Airport

Netanyahu promises a response to rebels' 'Iranian terror masters'

(Newser) - A missile launched by Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen briefly halted flights and commuter traffic at Israel's main international airport on Sunday after its impact on open ground within the perimeter left a plume of smoke and caused panic among passengers. Israel's military said several attempts to intercept the...

Yemen's Prime Minister Resigns in Frustration
Yemen's PM Quits in Frustration
May 3, 2025 12:30 PM CDT

Yemen's PM Quits in Frustration

Bin Mubarak says he's unable to make the changes he wants

(Newser) - The prime minister of Yemen's internationally recognized government said Saturday he was resigning due to political struggles, underscoring the fragility of an alliance fighting Houthi rebels in the Arab world's most impoverished country. Prime Minister Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak announced the decision in a post on social media,...

As US Strikes in Yemen, Houthis Fire Missile at Israel
Houthis Fire Missile at Israel
Apr 27, 2025 10:55 AM CDT

Houthis Fire Missile at Israel

Rebel-run agencies report US strike killed two people in Yemen's capital

(Newser) - Yemen's Houthi rebels launched a missile early Sunday toward Israel, which the Israeli military said it shot down as US strikes in the Houthi-held capital of Sanaa killed two people. Sirens sounded in parts of Israel around the Dead Sea. The military said, "the missile was intercepted prior...

Houthis Report US Strike on Yemen's Capital

Attack follows destruction of Red Sea port in which 70 people were killed

(Newser) - Yemen's Houthi rebels said Saturday that the US military launched a series of airstrikes on the capital, Sanaa, and the Houthi-held coastal city of Hodeida, less than two days after a US strike wrecked a Red Sea port and killed more than 70 people. The Houthis' media office said...

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