President Donald Trump met with top officials about conducting strikes against Ansar Allah in Yemen after receiving multiple requests from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The US reportedly came close to launching the strikes before Trump called them off. The...
The State Department issued a warning to Americans in the Middle East that the conflict between Saudi Arabia and Ansar Allah in Yemen could “escalate rapidly.” The war has already intensified in recent weeks as Ansar Allah has conducted a major offensive. “Americans...
The Washington Post reported that it spoke with multiple US officials who confirmed that more American soldiers have been killed in the war against Iran than the Department of War has publicly disclosed. The Pentagon has publicly acknowledged 18 service member deaths...
North Korea conducted another missile test on Sunday, prompting Japan to warn that the regional security situation is “growing increasingly severe.” Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi told reporters that North Korea test-fired two ballistic missiles and went...
The State Department approved a $24.3 billion sale of F-35s to Saudi Arabia. The announcement comes as the Gulf kingdom is requesting military assistance from its allies as it fights a war against Ansar Allah in Yemen. The sale includes 48 F-35s and 49 engines (48...
Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said Islamabad was prepared to fulfill its obligations under the Mecca Agreement as Saudi Arabia battles Ansar Allah in Yemen. The “Mecca Agreement applies to us, and we will fulfill our duty,” Asif said on Wednesday without...
A UN fact-finding mission concluded that the US intentionally targeted a school building in Iran that was struck on the opening day of the war, rejecting the possibility that the school was accidentally hit during an attack on a neighboring Iranian military facility....
US officials secretly met representatives of Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement over the weekend in Oman as President Donald Trump rejected a request from Saudi Arabia for direct US strikes on the group. Washington instead agreed to provide Riyadh with intelligence as...
