A missile launched from a Houthi-controlled area of 🇾🇪 struck an 🇳🇴 oil tanker in the Red Sea #norway #redsea #commercial #incident [ https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/cruise-missile-yemen-strikes-tanker-ship-us-officials-2023-12-12/ ]
🇳🇴 The M/V Swan Atlantic was attacked at roughly 9 a.m. Sanaa time in the Red Sea [ https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/ukmto-ambrey-report-possible-explosion-south-yemens-port-mokha-2023-12-18/ ]
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Des Seahawk neutralisent trois (3) embarcations d'attaque rapide menaçantes en réponse à une demande d'assistance émise par le Maersk Hangzhou [ https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/maersk-pauses-red-sea-sailings-after-houthi-attack-container-ship-2023-12-31/ ]
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« Let our message now be clear : we call for the immediate end of these illegal attacks and release of unlawfully detained vessels and crews. The Houthis will bear the responsibility of the consequences should they continue to threaten lives, the global economy, and free flow of commerce in the region's critical waterways. » #redsea #commercial [ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/01/03/a-joint-statement-from-the-governments-of-the-united-states-australia-bahrain-belgium-canada-denmark-germany-italy-japan-netherlands-new-zealand-and-the-united-kingdom/ ]
On 17 January 2024 - « The Department of State is announcing the designation of Ansarallah, commonly referred to as the Houthis, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist group, effective 30 days from today » [ https://www.state.gov/terrorist-designation-of-the-houthis/ ] [ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/01/17/statement-from-national-security-advisor-jake-sullivan-on-the-terrorist-designation-of-the-houthis/ ]
On 3 February 2024 - « Today's strike specifically targeted sites associated with the Houthis' deeply buried weapons storage facilities, missile systems, launchers, air defense systems & radars. » [ https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3665864/joint-statement-from-australia-bahrain-denmark-canada-the-netherlands-new-zeala/ ] [ https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3665898/us-uk-launch-strikes-against-houthi-targets-in-yemen-to-protect-red-sea-shipping/ ]
On 6 February 2024 - « Iranian-backed Houthi militants fired six Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen toward the Southern Red Sea & the Gulf of Aden » [ https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Press-Release-View/Article/3668425/iranian-backed-houthi-terrorists-conduct-multiple-anti-ship-ballistic-missile-a/ ]
Feb. 8, 2024 - « Last night, U.S. Central Command announced it had conducted a strike in Iraq that killed a Kataib Hezbollah commander responsible for directly planning and participating in attacks on U.S. forces in the region. » [ https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3671361/centcom-kills-kataib-hezbollah-commander-responsible-for-strikes-against-us-for/ ]
Feb. 15, 2024 - « A U.S. Coast Guard cutter seized advanced conventional weapons and other lethal aid originating in 🇮🇷 and bound to Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen from a vessel in the Arabian Sea on Jan. 28. » #usa #marine #military [ https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/3678450/centcom-intercepts-iranian-weapons-shipment-intended-for-houthis/ ]
The 🇺🇸 U.S. conducted a « cyberattack » against an 🇮🇷 military ship in the Red Sea & the Gulf of Aden that had been collecting intelligence on cargo vessels #usa #military #navy #marine #intelligence #cyber #warfare #maritime #redsea #kinetic #strategic #threats [ https://www.reuters.com/world/us-conducted-cyberattack-suspected-iranian-spy-ship-nbc-news-2024-02-15/ ]
🇺🇸 U.S. officials have been reticent to share details about any purported cyber operation. We can only speculate what form it may have taken. Such an operation could deny the Iranian government the ability to employ key military capabilities or systems through cyber disruption, degradation, or destruction. [ https://irregularwarfare.org/articles/exploring-the-cyber-dimension-of-the-current-u-s-iran-crisis/ ]
On 16 February 2024 - « The 🇺🇸 U.S. Department of State announced the designation of Ansarallah, commonly known as the Houthis, as a SDGT » #usa #terrorism [ https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20240216 ]
- Four (4) mariners were severely burned & three (3) missing after a missile hit a cargo ship #yemen #threats #shipping [ https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/three-missing-bulk-carrier-off-yemen-after-incident-reported-shipping-source-2024-03-06/ ]
March 6, 2024 - « The 🇺🇸 U.S is today imposing sanctions on two (2) ship owners and identifying two (2) vessels as blocked property for their role in shipping commodities on behalf of Sa'id al-Jamal, an 🇮🇷 Iran-based, IRGC Force-backed Houthi financial facilitator. » [ https://www.state.gov/targeting-houthi-revenue-sources/ ] [ https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2159 ]
On 26 March 2024 - « 🇺🇸 OFAC is sanctioning six (6) entities, one (1) individual and two (2) tankers that are based or registered in 🇱🇷 Liberia, 🇮🇳 India, 🇻🇳 Vietnam, 🇱🇧 Lebanon, & 🇰🇼 Kuwait. This action, the sixth (6th) round of sanctions targeting the network of 🇮🇷-based, IRGC-QF-backed Houthi financial facilitator Sa'id al-Jamal since December 2023 #usa #money #financial #threats [ https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2209 ]
On 26 February 2024 - « The 🇺🇸 CENTCOM forces destroyed three (3) USV, two (2) mobile ASCM, and a one-way attack UAV in self-defense. The USV & ASCM weapons were prepared to launch towards, and the UAV was over, the Red Sea. » [ https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Press-Release-View/Article/3687554/feb-26-red-sea-update/ ]