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Illustrative: Rebel-fighters monitor the sky holding a FN-6 man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS) in the Syrian village of Teir Maalah, on the northern outskirts of Homs, on April 20, 2016. (MAHMOUD TAHA/AFP)
July 29, 2026, 4:02 pm
Iran set to receive up to 400 Chinese shoulder-fired air-defense systems within weeks
Sources report a $70 million deal to help Tehran rebuild defenses after Israeli and US strikes, with plans made to transport arms overland via Pakistan; Beijing denies report
By John Irish and Jonathan Saul
An armed student waves a Yemeni flag as he is flanked by a peer waving a Palestinian flag and others displaying the Houthi rebels' banner, which reads 'Death to America, death to Israel, a curse on the Jews,' at a rally in support of the Iran-backed rebels amid escalating tensions with Saudi Arabia, on the Sanaa University Campus in the Houthi-held Yemeni capital, on July 22, 2026. (Mohammed HUWAIS/AFP)
July 29, 2026, 2:42 pm
Yemen’s Houthis considering fees for ships traversing the Red Sea, sources say
Rebels launched a blockade on Saudi shipping last week; are said to have spoken with Iranian backers at Khamenei’s funeral about plan to normalize tolls in international waterways
By Jonathan Saul, Parisa Hafezi and Timour Azhari
Backdropped by an LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) tanker, a Yemeni soldier sails in waters north of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in Mokha, Yemen, April 6, 2026 (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
July 22, 2026, 6:49 pm
More ships avoiding Red Sea gateway after fresh Houthi threats, data shows
Ship broker says Yemeni rebels’ announced blockade on Saudi ports ‘has begun to have an overall effect on tanker activity,’ further straining regional shipping amid Hormuz conflict
By Jonathan Saul
A handout picture obtained from Yemen's Houthi Ansarullah Media Center shows what they say is their targeting of CHIOS LION, a Liberia-flagged crude oil tanker, by unmanned surface vessels in the Red Sea on July 15, 2024. (ANSARULLAH MEDIA CENTRE / AFP)
July 16, 2026, 5:24 pm
Iran tells Houthis to close Red Sea oil route if US hits power network, sources say
Source close to the Yemeni group says it is ready to launch missile and drone attacks on shipping near Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a move that would exacerbate the global energy crisis
By Parisa Hafezi, Samia Nakhoul and Jonathan Saul
An MH-60R Sea Hawk Helicopter prepares to land on the flight deck of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler USNS Henry J Kaiser (T-AO-187), June 5, 2026. (US Navy photo)
June 16, 2026, 1:34 pm
US has been using Iranian smuggling tactics to sneak Gulf oil past Hormuz blockade
US military has conducted dozens of risky ship-to-ship oil transfers, sources say, also revealing that the Apache helicopter downed last week was part of the operation
By Feras Dalatey, Jonathan Saul, Dmitry Zhdannikov and Edward Carron
Israelis mark the Sukkot holiday in front of a large Star of David in the West Bank settlement of Sde Boaz, in Gush Etzion, October 11, 2022. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
July 20, 2024, 5:33 pm
‘Fighting the same battle’: After Oct. 7, settlers court Republican evangelicals
Groups, including one founded hours after start of Hamas onslaught, fund visits for prominent GOP officials: ‘Having friends and voices like that in very high places in the US helps us’
By Jonathan Saul and Simon Lewis
Illustrative: Houthi supporters attend anti-Israel and anti-US protests in Sanaa, Yemen, June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
June 19, 2024, 11:52 pm
Shipping industry urges Red Sea action as Yemen’s Houthis sink second merchant ship
Joint statement of world’s largest seafaring groups calls for ‘swift de-escalation’ amid spike in attacks by Iran-backed rebels, who are terrorizing trade route in support of Gaza
By Jonathan Saul
Illustrative: Houthi supporters attend a rally against the US-led airstrikes on Yemen and in support of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Yemen, in Sanaa, Yemen, February 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
February 12, 2024, 5:42 pm
Houthi missiles target Iran-bound vessel in Red Sea, officials say
Regional security official says Houthis fired at Star Iris, carrying corn from Brazil, to show they are acting independently on Tehran, but informed Islamic Republic in advance
By Nayera Abdallah and Jonathan Saul
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