Saudi Arabia and 13 other nations have formally established a multinational maritime military coalition to protect freedom of navigation across the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, the Red Sea, and the Gulf of Aden, according to the Saudi Ministry of Defence. The alliance reached its operational launch during a meeting in Jeddah on August 13, 2026, following … Read more
Crude oil tankers are increasingly navigating Middle Eastern waters in stealth “dark mode” with transponders switched off, extending their cloaked journeys from hours to over a week as regional maritime security threats deteriorate, according to ship-tracking data monitored by Bloomberg. The tactic, once limited to brief transits through the Strait of Hormuz, has now spread … Read more
According to Yemeni authorities, missiles fired by Iran-backed Houthi rebels at a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait killed six people, representing the initial known fatalities resulting from Houthi assaults on shipping near Yemen during the current round of conflict in the Arab nation. At the same time, U.S. forces fired on a Panamanian-flagged ship … Read more
Four crew members were killed in a suspected attack by Iran-backed Houthis on the Egyptian-owned cargo vessel Tihamah in the Bab el-Mandeb strait, according to Yemeni sources. The fatalities, occurring as maritime traffic drops sharply across the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz, would be the first deaths in a Houthi strike on shipping since … Read more
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis killed at least 58 government troops in ballistic missile and drone strikes on military positions, according to a military source, marking one of the deadliest days of Yemen’s civil war in four years. The attacks coincided with cross-border strikes that wounded 11 civilians in Saudi Arabia, drawing the region deeper into the … Read more
Yemeni Houthi missile and drone strikes on military camps in Hadramout and Marib governorates have killed at least 30 government soldiers and injured 15, according to government sources cited by Al Jazeera. The attacks, which occurred in August 2026, mark the deadliest escalation in the country’s civil war since 2022 and shatter four years of … Read more
Following joint U.S.-Saudi airstrikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq, the Iraqi government declared its top priority is modernizing national air defenses, according to statements reported by Baghdad officials. The military action, which U.S. Central Command stated targeted logistics and weapons sites in eastern Iraq in response to over 30 aerial drone attacks, left Iraqi leadership … Read more
Iran targeted United States military assets at Kuwait’s Ahmad Al-Jaber airbase with a drone strike on Friday, describing the operation as retaliation for US airstrikes a day earlier, according to an Iranian army statement reported by the semiofficial Tasnim news agency. The strike hit hangars, satellite communication systems, and equipment warehouses at the facility, which … Read more
Israel, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Iraq reported drone attacks on their territory Monday amid a lull in U.S. air strikes against Iran, following nearly two weeks of fighting between both sides. According to the Israel Defense Forces, military personnel shot down two drones over the Jordan border near the Dead Sea on Monday morning, with … Read more
The Strait of Hormuz conflict saw an apparent break as Iran reported no US nighttime strikes overnight into Saturday, according to Iranian Health Ministry spokesperson Hossein Kermanpour, even as regional tensions persisted over shipping routes and renewed regional skirmishes. US Central Command did not immediately respond to requests for comment regarding the pause, which broke … Read more