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Houthi operatives filmed themselves detonating explosives that they placed on an abandoned merchant tanker in the Red Sea, setting the ship ablaze and risking a catastrophic oil spill.The Houthis attacked the Greek-flagged MV Sounion multiple times last week, leaving the tanker without power and stranded in the water and forcing…

The US Navy is in the middle of changing up its forces in the Middle East. An aircraft carrier that spent months in the counter-Houthi fight heads home, leaving a gap as another one makes its way toward the region to take over.It has been over a week since the…

In the video, unmanned surface vehicles (USV) can be seen striking a large ship, causing it to tip slightly onto its side and sit low in the water.Business Insider could not independently verify the video. However, the UK’s Maritime Trade Operations Center (UKMTO) later reported that a Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned coal…

Two cargo ships traveling off Yemen’s southern port city of Aden caught fire after being hit by projectiles suspected to have been fired by Houthi rebels, UK maritime agencies reported.United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Sundayit had been informed of an incident 80 nautical miles southeast of Aden.Suspicion…

The US Navy carrier strike group that has spent months fighting the Houthis from the Red Sea will be staying in the region for a little while longer, as the Iran-backed rebels continue attacking shipping lanes.The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group — which consists of the aircraft carrier Ike,…

Another US MQ-9 Reaper drone came down in Yemen, images appear to show, marking the third loss during the conflict with Houthi rebels in the last month, an Associated Press report said.Houthis have been targeting ships in the Red Sea corridor with missiles and drones as part of a campaign…

For months, the Houthis have relentlessly fired missiles and drones at merchant and Western naval vessels in key Middle Eastern waterways.While American and partner forces have managed to degrade the Iran-backed rebels’ capabilities to an extent, through strikes directly in Yemen, the US intelligence chief testified this week that these…

By Jonathan Saul, Noah Browning and Mohammed Ghobari LONDON/ADEN (Reuters) – Two tankers, containing oil and toxic waste, are stuck in the Red Sea in the firing line between Western naval forces and Yemen’s Houthi militants despite repeated efforts by the United Nations to empty and move the ships to…