Pentagon says Somali pirates likely behind seizure of commercial ship near Yemen Ballistic missiles

20.... Print DUBAI— The U.S. military is considering putting armed personnel on commercial ships

consequence of the Houthis recklessly firing missiles at international shipping.... They must stop

Yvonna Guyette The commercial shipping industry has been made aware that this option is or will

Yvonna Guyette The commercial shipping industry has been made aware that this option is or will

The Houthis seized Yemen's capital, Sanaa, in 2014, launching a years-long, bloody war.... The conflict soon became a proxy war between Saudi Arabia, which backed the Yemeni government in exile, and Iran, which backed the rebels. The war caused a major humanitarian crisis that resulted in widespread hunger and misery in Yemen, the poorest country in the Arab world.... The sect had once ruled Yemen for centuries but was marginalized under the Sunni regime that came to power after a 1962 civil w

ArrowRight The effort has not yet received final approval, but it has buy-in from senior Biden administration officials and could commence as soon as this month, said one official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military planning.... Marines from Camp Lejeune, N.C., have been flown to Bahrain and received related training, with additional personnel due to arrive soon aboard American warships.“ We have a cohort on the ground, ” the official said.... Iranian forces f

Since 2019, Iran has seized a series of ships in the strait, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf

carbon emissions from shipping to help fund the sector's shift toward climate-friendly fuels. The

Brussels.... It was the first known fatal strike on commercial shipping in the region after years of