Yemen
Shiite Houthi rebels attacked the UN office in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, taking control of 63 employees of humanitarian organizations. The incidents occurred on August 6-7, but were initially hushed up.
The Biden administration has decided to lift a three-year ban on offensive weapons sales to Saudi Arabia. This applies to certain deliveries of air-to-ground munitions, as reported to Congress.
The U. S. military destroyed two anti-ship missiles and a Houthi ground control station in Yemen overnight. They also destroyed an unmanned surface vessel in the Red Sea that threatened the security of the region.
Iran has requested advanced air defense systems from Russia in preparation for a possible war with Israel. the Kremlin has agreed and has already begun delivering modern radars and air defense systems, which underscores the close alliance between the countries.
Russia was preparing to transfer missiles and military equipment to the Houthis in Yemen, but refused due to diplomatic pressure. ISW believes that Russia is seeking to use Iran to indirectly confront the West.
The United States plans to send additional combat aircraft to the Middle East in response to Iran's threats to attack Israel. This is a reaction to possible revenge for the death of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.
The Israeli Defense Forces confirmed air strikes on Houthi military targets in the port of Al Hudaydah in Yemen. The strike, approved by Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, was a response to numerous attacks against Israel.
The airstrikes targeted the Houthi-controlled city of Al Hudaydah in Yemen. This happened a day after a deadly Houthi drone attack on Tel Aviv that killed one Israeli.
Yemeni Houthis attacked three vessels, including an oil tanker, in the Red Sea and Mediterranean using missiles, drones and booby-trapped boats in response to an Israeli air strike on Gaza.
The US military has destroyed three Iranian-backed Houthi rebel drones in Yemen over the past 24 hours, citing a direct threat to US troops, coalition forces and merchant ships in the region.
On Tuesday, July 9, the UN Security Council will hold a meeting, which was urgently initiated by Ukraine in the wake of the latest massive missile attack by Russia, during which a missile hit the Okhmatdyt children's hospital.
Yemeni Houthis and an Iraqi militant group launched a joint drone strike on 4 ships in the Israeli port of Haifa.
US forces destroyed four Houthi radars and two drones in Yemen over the past 24 hours to protect freedom of navigation in international waters.
Ukraine sends 2,453. 26 tons of sunflower oil as humanitarian aid to African countries and Palestine for the first time as part of the Grain from Ukraine initiative.
A boat carrying migrants from the Horn of Africa capsized near the port city of Aden in Yemen, killing at least 38 people.
Two ships were attacked by rockets near Aden, Yemen, which caused a fire on one of the ships, but no one was injured.
A cargo ship flying the flag of Antigua and Barbuda was subjected to rocket fire off the coast of Yemen near Aden, resulting in a fire that was quickly extinguished, no one was injured.
The Houthis claimed to have conducted six operations against the US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower, an American destroyer, and three commercial vessels in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean.
The United States and Saudi Arabia are close to finalizing a bilateral defense agreement that provides for American guarantees of defense for Saudi Arabia, Saudi access to advanced American weapons such as F-35 aircraft in exchange for a halt to Chinese arms purchases, and the exchange of new technologies, including artificial intelligence.
The Houthis attacked a tanker carrying oil from Novorossiysk to China with an anti-ship missile. The strike caused flooding, which disabled the engines and steering unit, but the crew was able to regain control of the ship and continue to move.
The EU military operation in the Red Sea is facing problems due to insufficient forces: only 3 frigates are unable to reliably protect merchant ships from Houthi attacks in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
Disruptions in global trade due to attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen, which force ships to avoid the Red Sea and the Suez Canal, could last until next year.
SpaceX is close to finalizing a license agreement to provide Yemen with Starlink satellite Internet terminals, which could take another month, making Yemen one of the few countries in the Middle East eligible to use the service.
Ukraine continues to support the Sudanese people with grain supplies as part of the "Grain from Ukraine" initiative.
The US stopped a Houthi anti-ship missile from Yemen targeting an American-flagged ship and destroyed four drones, with no reports of injuries or damage.
Iran's attack on Israel and financing of militants threatens regional stability and could have economic consequences due to US sanctions, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned.
Iran launched a massive missile strike against Israel in response to the attack on its embassy in Syria, which China called "the exercise of the right to self-defense.
At least half of the ballistic missiles fired by Iran at Israel during the massive attack malfunctioned, failed to take off, crashed in flight, or did not reach their targets.
U. S. forces, backed by destroyers from U.S. European Command, destroyed more than 80 attack drones and at least six ballistic missiles targeting Israel from Iran and Yemen over the weekend, according to U.S. Central Command.
During Saturday's attack, the US military destroyed more than 80 drones and 6 ballistic missiles fired from Iran and Yemen toward Israel.