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Jan 18 2024
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Navy Reenlistments On US Warship Spiked After Seeing Action Downing Houthi Missiles
Reenlistments on the USS Carney destroyer spiked after the ship’s first engagement with attack drones launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen, a top Navy officer said, according to Military Times. The Carney, along with other guided-missile destroyers, have downed dozens of drones and missiles in the Red Sea to protect international shipping from the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in recent months.
The Daily CallerJan 02 2024
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Iran moves warship to Red Sea after US destroys Houthi boats
Iran this week moved a warship to the Red Sea in what could be an escalation in the Middle East as the U.S. battles the Iranian-backed Houthis in the region and recently sunk three boats.
The Iranian Alborz destroyer passed the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Monday before it entered the Red Sea, according to Iranian state media outlet Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).
State media did
The HillJan 17 2024
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'Bait and Switch': Biden Decision To Water Down Houthi Terror Designation Draws Outrage
The Biden administration moved to reapply sanctions this week on the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, but did so under a weaker federal statute that will not criminalize support for the terrorist group or force American banks to seize their assets, current and former U.S. officials told the Washington Free Beacon. After months of Houthi attacks on U.S. and Western ships in the Middle East, the Biden
Washington Free BeaconJan 17 2024
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Biden re-lists Houthis as terror group after months of Red Sea attacks
WASHINGTON – A terrorist by any other name… After two months of Houthi attacks on merchant vessels in the Red Sea, the White House is finally re-designating the Yemen-based, Iran-backed group as a foreign terror organization, senior Biden administration officials said Wednesday. “Despite countless warnings and diplomatic engagement, these attacks by the Houthis has not stopped,” an official
New York Post (News)Feb 19 2024
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Egypt’s Sissi says revenues from Suez Canal have dropped 40%-50% over Houthi attacks
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi says revenues from the Suez Canal have “decreased by 40 to 50 percent” so far this year due to attacks on shipping by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The canal is one of Egypt’s main sources of foreign currency, with Cairo gripped by a severe financial crisis. The Houthi attacks, which the group says are targeted at vessels with links to Israel in solidarity
The Times of IsraelDec 31 2023
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US sinks 3 Houthi boats in Red Sea after attack on merchant ship
The United States sunk three small Houthi boats in the Red Sea early Sunday morning following another attack on a merchant ship as tensions continue to rise in the region.
U.S. Navy helicopters from the USS Eisenhower and the Gravely responded to a distress call issued by the container ship Maersk Hangzhao — the second distress call the ship issued in less than 24 hours due to “being
The HillDec 31 2023
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Operation Prosperity Guardian Sees U.S. Navy Destroy Houthi Rebel Boats
The U.S. Navy has destroyed boats operated by Iran-backed Houthi rebels after an attempted hijacking of a commercial vessel in the Red Sea on Sunday (December 31, 2023). Helicopters from USS Eisenhower and USS Gravely responded to the threat following a distress call from the Singapore-flagged and Danish operated Maersk Hangzhou. In a statement, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said four Houthi
ForbesDec 31 2023
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US kills Houthi rebels after attack on Maersk vessel in Red Sea
The US said it received a second distress call in less than 24 hours from container ship Maersk Hangzhou in the Red Sea, and its helicopters were fired upon by Houthi rebels as it rendered help. The Navy helicopters responded with an attack that sunk three boats and killed the rebels, the US Central Command said in a post on X. The second distress call came at 6:30 a.m. Sanaa time on Sunday.
The Seattle TimesDec 31 2023
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US Navy sinks 3 Houthi boats attacking merchant ship in Red Sea
The U.S. Navy sank three small boats, killing the crew, military officials said. Small boats carrying Houthi militants fired on U.S. Navy helicopters after they responded to a report of an attack on a merchant vessel in the Red Sea early Sunday, U.S. officials said. A Maersk container ship, the Hangzhou, issued a distress call at about 6:30 a.m. local time, U.S. Central Command said in a
ABC News (Online)Dec 30 2023
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Houthis Hit Container Ship in Red Sea; Defy Biden's 'Coalition of the Unwilling'
The Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen fired a missile that struck the Maersk Hangzhou in the Red Sea on Saturday, according to U.S. Central Command — the first successful strike against a commercial ship since the U.S. formed a coalition to deter attacks. The Biden administration has been unwilling, thus far, to attack Houthi missile sites or naval assets directly, and has instead tried to
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