Houthis in Yemen Edge Closer to Entering U.S.-Iran War

The Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen has declared a Red Sea blockade on Saudi Arabia, potentially opening up a new front in the war rippling across the Middle East.

By Ismaeel Naar

A Red Sea blockade threatens a new front in U.S.-Iran war

After a 10th night of U.S. strikes, Tehran retaliated with fresh attacks in Jordan and Bahrain.

By Ellen Francis, Victoria Craw

Iran-backed Houthis announce blockade. And, Cyclospora source remains unknown

Iran-backed Houthis say they will blockade a waterway on the Red Sea. And, the FDA continues to investigate Taylor Farms lettuce as a source of the Cyclospora outbreak despite a retracted test.

By Brittney Melton

Who is driving diplomacy in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea, and why?

A series of diplomatic consultations in Cairo underscores the Horn of Africa's growing strategic importance.

As the U.S.-Iran war heats up again, these parts of the stock market and economy could be affected

Investors and economists are deliberating what the latest exchange in hostilities will mean for the broader economy.

Oil prices remain close to one-month high as Yemen announces Red Sea blockade

US conducts 10th night of strikes on Iran despite attempts to secure 10-day ceasefire

By Stuti Mishra

Oil prices ease as markets assess Middle East conflict and Houthi shipping threat

How the US-Iran conflict has thrown India’s Chabahar plans into doubt

By Divya A

US, Iran consider ‘10-day ceasefire’ proposal as Trump prepares for ‘military action’, warns Israel

Esmail Baghaei, a spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, said ‘ideas from some mediators have been conveyed’ to Tehran

Iranian official warns Azerbaijan, Turkey over facilitating US, Israeli attack routes - report

Turkey hosts Incirlik Air Base, from which the US Air Force's 39th Air Base Wing and other NATO partner aircraft operate.

Oil prices ease as mediators propose US-Iran ceasefire

Oil prices fell on Tuesday, with markets weighing reports of mediation efforts between the U.S. and Iran against an exchange of fresh attacks between the two and threats of a naval blockade of Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Houthis. Brent crude futures LCOc1 fell 96 cents, or 1.1%, to $88.26 per barrel by 0630 GMT. U.S. […]

Houthis’ blockade on Red Sea opens new front in US-Iran war

Iran had been pressing the Houthis to close the Bab el-Mandeb gateway to the Red Sea

By Nayera Abdallah, Eman Abouhassira and Timour Azhari

How a Houthi blockade in the Red Sea tightens Iran’s grip on global energy supply

Yemen sits on the southern gateway to the Red Sea, and closing that would open up a new front in the energy crisis and Iran's overarching conflict with the U.S.

Yemen's Houthis declare Saudi maritime blockade, threatening new front in US-Iran war

The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said it will respond to the Houthis' threats to ships with "force".

Saudi condemns Houthi maritime blockade threat; group warns of escalation

Iranian president says conflict now 'full-scale war' after latest round of US attacks

Tehran’s Yemeni allies, the Houthi rebels have announced they will blockade Saudi ports.

Houthi Red Sea blockade would push oil prices higher

The Bab el-Mandeb connects the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and is a key route for crude and fuel shipments moving between the Middle East, Europe and Asia

By Reuters

Asean's top diplomats meeting in shadow of US-Iran conflict

MANILA  - The conflict between the US and Iran casts a long shadow over a diplomatic gathering here beginning on Tuesday, injecting additional uncertainty into a region grappling with maritime tensions with China and a faltering regional effort ​to end Myanmar's civil war.

Oil prices ease as mediators propose US-Iran ceasefire

Brent crude futures fall 96 cents, or 1.1%, to $88.26 per barrel

By Reuters

US-Iran Fighting Enters 10th Day As Tanker Hit In Hormuz, Houthis Threaten Red Sea Chokepoint

US-Iran Fighting Enters 10th Day As Tanker Hit In Hormuz, Houthis Threaten Red Sea Chokepoint The tit-for-tat escalation between the US and Iran entered its tenth day as another tanker was struck in the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, the Iran-backed Houthis threatened shipping at a second strategic chokepoint in the southern Red Sea. US Central Command launched strikes targeting Iranian command and control centers, missile and drone launch sites, and air defenses to "further de...

By Tyler Durden

How Houthi Red Sea blockade tightens Iran's grip on energy supplies

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis announced Monday they would impose a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia, further throttling a global energy market already greatly restricted by Ir...

US continues to attack Iran as tension expands to Red Sea

This comes as the Houthis, an Iranian-backed faction in Yemen, announced a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabian ships and threatened to open a new front in the war. The post US continues to attack Iran as tension expands to Red Sea appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

By Beloved John

Houthis announce Saudi naval blockade, threatening new front in US-Iran war - The Daily Star

Houthis announce Saudi naval blockade, threatening new front in US-Iran war  The Daily Star

Oil settles 1% higher as hopes of renewed US-Iran negotiations offset Houthi threat

Oil prices settled over 1% ​higher on Monday after volatile trading through the session, as traders weighed hopes of renewed U.S.-Iran negotiations against Yemen's Houthis imposition of a ‌naval blockade against Saudi Arabia.

By Abubakar Ibrahim