US Navy helicopters kill Iran-backed Houthi fighters attempting to board a cargo ship in Red Sea
Helicopters from USS Dwight D Eisenhower fired upon Iran-backed Houthi gunmen attempting to hijack a cargo ship. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images…
US protection may not be enough to convince shipping giants they’re safe from Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the Red Sea
Maersk is shutting down travel through the Red Sea again after a Houthi rebel attack. picture alliance / Getty Images…
A US Navy destroyer and F-18 fighter jets shot down 17 drones and missiles that Iran-backed rebels fired in the Red Sea over 10 hours
The US destroyer USS Laboon (left) and F-18 Super Hornets (right) shot down over a dozen drones and missiles fired…
US carries out air strikes on sites used by Iran-backed forces in Iraq
The US military carried out strikes on three sites used by Iran-backed forces in Iraq on Monday after an attack…
Yemen’s Houthis are an Iran-backed militant group
The militant group based in northern Yemen are on one side of the country’s long-running civil war. Now, they’re threatening…
Iran-backed Houthis threaten to ‘sink’ the US and allied warships that keep shooting their stuff out of the sky
Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) stand watch in the ship's Combat Information Center…
Western warships are shooting down Houthi threats, but the Iran-backed attacks are still screwing up global trade
In solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, Yemen's Houthis are warning that they will target cargo vessels headed for Israeli ports.…
Israel-Hamas war: What role do Iran-backed militias play?
Recent drone attacks on US bases in Iraq and Syria have increased concerns that the war in Israel is spreading.…
What to know about Hezbollah, the powerful Iran-backed group on Israel’s border
Hezbollah is an Iran-backed Islamist movement with one of the most powerful paramilitary forces in the Middle East. The group,…
The US and its allies are stuck in a violent cycle with Iran-backed militias who want blood but don’t want to ‘poke the bear’
US army soldiers stand near an armoured military vehicle on the outskirts of Rumaylan in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, bordering…