Saudis, UAE suddenly abandon Red Sea coast to Iranian-Houthi control – a shocker for US and allies
Washington was bowled over on Nov. 17 upon learning that Saudi and UAE forces had pulled back from Yemen’s Red
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Bennett’s first formal meeting with Sissi fell flat in terms of substance
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett had hoped to come out of his first meeting with Egyptian President Abdel-Fatteh el-Sissi at Sharm
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Israel shifts focus to Tehran’s sea bridge, strikes Guards ship in the Red Sea
A US official told The New York Times that Israel had informed Washington of an attack by its forces on
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Netanyahu: If Iran tries to block Bab al-Mandeb, it will face a coalition with Israel in full military array
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu warned on Wednesday, Aug. 1, that Israel would be there if Iran tried to block the
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Iran’s Saviz “cargo” ship set up Red Sea attack on Saudi tankers
The attack on two Saudi supertankers on the Red Sea on Wednesday, July 25, was orchestrated by the Iranian Saviz,
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Mattis in Djibouti amid high Red Sea stakes
US Defense Secretary James Mattis arrival in Djibouti Sunday, April 23 coincided with Egyptian President Abdul-Fatteh El-Sisi’s landing in Riyadh.
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ISIS Opens Its Next Front in Sinai and Gulf of Aqaba
In expectation of an imminent US-led offensive to take Raqqa, the Islamic State in the second half of March began
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New Saudi-UAE Bases Defend Strategic Waters against Iranian Navy
US Secretary of Defense James Mattis had no sooner started his regional tour in Riyadh Tuesday, April 18, when he
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Iran Sows Mines, Also Self-Protects against Reprisals in Kind
On March 6, the US Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) warned merchant ships of the dangers of mines set by
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UAE in Empire-Building Mode, Sets up New Base in Somalia
After setting up a naval-air base in the Eritrean port of Assab in late 2016, the United Arab Emirate, joined
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