Yemen's Houthi rebels detain at least 9 U.N. staffers, officials tell AP
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels have detained U.N. workers as they face U.S. and U.K. airstrikes over their attacks on Red Sea shipping.
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The Iran-backed Houthi rebels have detained U.N. workers as they face U.S. and U.K. airstrikes over their attacks on Red Sea shipping.
A surge of attacks from Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on ships traveling through the Red Sea continues to disrupt the global supply chain. U.S. officials say the attacks are driving up prices and delaying critical humanitarian aid deliveries. CBS News reporter Zak Hudak dives deeper into the supply chain effects.
A CBS News analysis found that edited media shared online after Houthi claims of an attack on the USS Eisenhower on Friday was bolstered by pro-Chinese and pro-Russian social media accounts.
The Iran-backed Houthis threaten to escalate attacks on Red Sea shipping after strikes by the U.S. and U.K. that the rebels say killed 16 people.
U.S. and British officials say 13 targets were hit Thursday in strikes on Houthi-controlled parts of Yemen where drones and surface-to-air weapons were believed to be housed. Houthi television reports at least 16 people were killed, but CBS News has not verified those figures.
In his first interview with an American television network, Mohammed bin Salman shared his thoughts on Iran, the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, his country’s troubled past and its hopeful future. Norah O’Donnell reports.
It comes just two days after the Houthis shot down another U.S. military MQ-9 Reaper drone.
Thousands of displaced Palestinians are now fleeing eastern Rafah after Israel ordered people to evacuate ahead of a ground offensive on the southern Gaza city. Cliff Kupchan, Eurasia Group chairman, joins CBS News with analysis.
A U.S. MQ-9 Reaper has crashed in Yemen. It may be the third $30 million drone shot down by the Houthis since November.
Iran is vowing to avenge the deaths of several officials killed by an Israeli attack on the Iranian embassy in Syria last week. CBS News national security contributor Samantha Vinograd has more on the situation in the Middle East.
Russian state media, without providing evidence, says Yemen's Houthi rebels now have hypersonic missiles to wield in Red Sea attacks.
The attacks from Houthi rebels on commercial shipping traffic have turned deadly after a strike on a ship in the Gulf of Arden killed three crew members. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab has more.
What to know about the Houthi rebel movement, an Iran-backed group that controls much of Yemen, as the U.S. and allies retaliate for its attacks on Red Sea shipping.
U.S. officials say a Houthi missile attack has killed three people aboard a Liberian-owned cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden. It is the first fatal attack since the Iran-backed group began targeting ships near the Red Sea in mid-November. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin has the latest.
U.S. officials say Yemen's Houthi rebels have carried out their first fatal attack on a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Aden.
The Rubymar is the first vessel to be fully destroyed as part of their campaign over Israel's war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
For months, the U.S. Navy has operated out of the Red Sea at a pace not seen in decades, as the military responds to Houthi targeting of commercial ships. Norah ’O'Donnell reports.
This week on "Face the Nation," Margaret Brennan speaks to National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan after the U.S. launched strikes against Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen, the latest retaliation after a drone strike last week killed three Americans. Plus, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema discusses the latest in the Senate immigration negotiations.
This is the fourth round of joint coalition strikes to pressure the Houthis to stop attacking commercial shipping lanes in the Red Sea.
The Biden administration's top Middle East adviser is in Egypt for talks about a hostage release and temporary cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas. But negotiations appear to be plodding along with just a few weeks remaining before the Ramadan deadline Israel has set. If no deal is made by then, Israel says it will move forward with a major ground operation in the south of Gaza. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams has more.
The U.S. says it captured Iranian weapons on the way to Houthi rebels in the January raid that killed two Navy SEALs. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin has the details.
U.S.-led counterstrikes against Yemen's Houthi rebels have failed to slow the Iran-backed rebels' attacks on global shipping.
Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels say they shot down a U.S. drone and severely damaged a British-owned cargo ship in a missile attack early Monday morning. This comes after a series of self-defense strikes by the U.S. military over the weekend on Houthi targets. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin has more.
With backing from Iran, the Houthi militia in Yemen have kept up a barrage of attacks on ships in the Red Sea for months. The U.S. military is pushing back.
Saturday's incident marked the first observed Houthi use of an unmanned underwater vessel since attacks in the Red Sea region started in October, CENTCOM said.