All posts tagged "Houthi Rebels"

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard fell back on the Trump administration's talking point that the Signal chat leaked to a journalist about a missile strike on Houthi rebels in Yemen did not contain classified information.

Gabbard testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee oversight hearing Tuesday, along with CIA director John Ratcliffe. Both were believed to have been part of the Signal chat detailed by The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg on Monday.

Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) pressed Gabbard, "So, then, if there are no classified materials, share it with the committee. ...

Israeli warplanes killed three people in the Houthi-controlled Yemeni port of Hodeida, the Iran-backed rebels said Sunday after the group’s deadly drone attack in Tel Aviv.

The strikes on the vital port, which triggered a raging fire and plumes of black smoke, are the first claimed by Israel in the Arabian peninsula’s poorest country, about 2,000 kilometers (1,300 miles) away, analysts said.

“The blood of Israeli citizens has a price,” Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said, adding more operations against the Houthis would follow “if they dare to attack us”....

By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Mohammed Ghobari WASHINGTON/ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) -The United States and Britain launched strikes from the air and sea against Houthi military targets in Yemen in response to the movement's attacks on ships in the Red Sea, a dramatic regional widening of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. As witnesses in Yemen confirmed explosions throughout the country to Reuters, President Joe Biden cautioned in a statement late on Thursday he would not hesitate to take further action if needed. "These targeted strikes are a clear message that the United States and our partners wil......