Houthis warn "all force" will be used to respond to US bombing Yemen
"The region will be on the verge of escalation, the end of which no one knows," a senior Ansar Allah official told Newsweek.
Iran says it seized tanker over US "theft" of its oil
The Iranian Mission to the U.N. told Newsweek the seizure of the St Nikolas "is a lawful undertaking sanctioned by a court order."
Seized oil tanker heading toward Iran, UK says
The vessel was hijacked by unidentified armed individuals in the Gulf of Oman early on Thursday.
These are the biggest risks for the US in 2024
A Council on Foreign Relations report lists a Taiwan Strait conflict and an expanding Middle East conflagration among its top potential flashpoints for 2024.
How long will the U.S. have Taiwan's back against China?
Questions over sustained U.S. commitments to Ukraine and Israel are causing jitters in Taiwan, too.
Iran, China, and Russia Are Winning the Global Propaganda War
America's foreign adversaries have been weaponizing the media and social networks to interfere in our domestic politics and push their narratives overseas, and U.S. administrations have been slow to catch up.
Mideast Troubles Start at the Foundations. The Fix Must Dig Deep
The Middle East is more complex than the slogans now circulating on social media. Putting the region on more stable footing requires not only resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, but also addressing its multi-layered challenges.
China's Xi sends condolences to Iran after 'serious terror attacks'
A Chinese expert has blamed the U.S. and Israel for the attack in Iran that killed at least 84.
ISIS officially joins growing Middle East war, claims deadliest Iran attack
ISIS said two of its fighters detonated suicide belts, targeting "polytheist Shiites" mourning Major General Qassem Soleimani.
Iraq militia threatens US with "earth-shattering" response to deadly strike
"We know who carried out this terrorist act—they are the American forces," a Nujaba Movement spokesperson told Newsweek.
Biden official snaps at claim US is provoking war
Amid Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, the White House and several other countries released a joint statement on Wednesday condemning the attacks.
Iran will "respond with fire and fury" to deadly attack at Soleimani event
Iran's UN mission said the attack was rooted in "the fear of the Zionist regime & its puppet terrorist groups of Martyr Soleimani."
General Suleimani's service blasts kill dozens in Iran, raising tensions
The explosions in the city of Kernan come amid fears the Israel-Hamas war might spill over into the region.
US Navy helicopters come under fire during Red Sea clash with Houthi rebels
Navy helicopters in the Red Sea area responded to a distress call from a cargo vessel at around 6.30 a.m. local time, the U.S. military said.
Lindsey Graham says US should hit Iran base: "Blow it off the map"
Iran should face more severe consequences for backing militias attacking U.S. troops in the Middle East, the GOP senator said.
Iran general vows "revenge" for commander amid "Death to America" chants
Tehran says an Israeli airstrike in Syria killed Sayyed Razi Mousavi, a senior commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Iran's nuclear escalation worries US as tensions mount
Iran has tripled its rate of production of near weapons-grade uranium in recent weeks, according to a new report.
Iran releases video of Netanyahu's assassination after commander killed
The animated video comes out after Senior Iranian military advisor Sayyed Mousavi was killed on Sunday in a strike that Iran has pinned on Israel.
Iran's top general issues warning over commander's killing
Major General Mohammad Bagheri blamed Israel for the death of the military adviser in Syria, calling it a "strategic mistake."
What is Kataib Hezbollah? Pro-Iran militia hit by US airstrikes
irstrikes on Tuesday hit three locations used by the militant group to launch drone attacks against Washington's troops, officials said.
Joe Biden angers Iraq with airstrikes against Kataib Hezbollah
Monday's airstrikes are an "unacceptable violation of Iraqi sovereignty," Baghdad said in a statement.
Iran issues ominous threat to Israel after IRGC commander killed
IRGC adviser Sayyed Razi Mousavi was purportedly killed in an Israeli airstrike near the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday.
Joe Biden's "expensive" Red Sea plan faces major hurdles
A U.S.-led response to Houthi attacks on commercial shipping is gradually unfolding, but it faces an intractable remit.
Yemen's Houthis doing China 'a big favor' by fighting US—professor
The Houthi movement has declared war on a U.S.-led coalition seeking to protect shipping lanes in the Red Sea.
Israel's next war looms behind Gaza carnage
"Things are very dicey and will be for perhaps the first quarter of next year," Michael Allen, former National Security Council senior director, told Newsweek.
Houthi rebel missiles in the Red Sea have a link to China
China is believed to have shared ballistic missile technology with Iran, which backs the Houthi movement in Yemen.
Joe Biden's dangerous new red line
The president is juggling multiple fronts of a Middle Eastern conflagration that threatens to expand.
Israel edges closer to full-scale war with Hezbollah
"We are closer today to war than we were yesterday," IDF spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Conricus told Newsweek.
Bombs at the border: Israel threatens offensive on another front
Violence is escalating between Hezbollah guerrillas and Israel at the Lebanese border and Israel is threatening an offensive even as it fights in Gaza.
Iran-backed Houthis cut Israel off from critical lifeline amid war in Gaza
A senior Houthi official told Newsweek the U.S. and Israel are trying "to form an alliance in the Red Sea and turn it into a war zone."