Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis threaten Israeli shipping in the Red Sea

June 8, 2026 10:06 PM

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis threaten Israeli shipping in the Red Sea

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said on Monday that they would ban Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea, adding to challenges for global shipping through the Middle East during the Iran war. The group said in a statement it had launched an attack on Israel and enacted a total ban on Israeli shipping in the Red Sea, warning of further escalation. Any Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping would worry energy markets more than three months into Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, with the ...

US eyes a swift end to war as fresh attacks hit Gulf states and Iran

April 1, 2026 10:52 AM

US eyes a swift end to war as fresh attacks hit Gulf states and Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump and his Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the end of the war on Iran could be near, with Washington signaling potential for both direct talks with Tehran's leadership and a winding down of the conflict even without a deal. The remarks underscored the shifting and at times contradictory timelines and statements from Washington about how and when the war, now in its fifth week, might end. "We'll be leaving very soon," Trump told reporters at the White House on Tuesd...

US-Israeli strikes on Iran in breach of international law, says Italian minister

March 5, 2026 7:53 PM

US-Israeli strikes on Iran in breach of international law, says Italian minister

The U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran which sparked the latest Middle East crisis were clearly in breach of international law, Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said on Thursday. It was the strongest criticism to date from Italy's right-wing administration, which has sought to establish close ties with U.S. President Donald Trump since he took office last year. The decision to launch the strikes last weekend "of course fell outside, needless to say, the rules of international law", Crosetto t...