Mona Yacoubian, vice president of the Middle East and North Africa Center at the U.S. Institute of Peace, speaks with Yahoo News about what the U.S. and U.K. retaliatory strikes against Houthi militants in Yemen mean for escalating tensions in the Middle East amid the Israel-Hamas war.
Stop putting off decision on action against Iran, Tory MP tells Shapps
“Let me just say a direct attack on Iran would be insanity and the region would be provoked and others would be dragged into it.” Register now for one of the Evening Standard’s newsletters. From a …
US needs to signal to Iran it’s a possible target so it doesn’t get too comfortable, says former top general in the Middle East
Former US Central Command Chief, Frank McKenzie, suggests Iran should be treated as a potential target.
At UN, Russia brings US election into Mideast attacks and US vows to respond to Iran-aligned groups
Russia accused the United States of “aggression” against Iraq and Syria aimed at preserving its global dominance and salvaging the Biden administration’s “image” ahead of U.S. elections.
U.S. launch joint retaliatory airstrikes against Iran-backed Houthis
The U.S. launched retaliatory airstrikes with the U.K. against Houthis in response to attacks on military bases that left three Americans dead.
US pornography actor accused of posting propaganda for Iran
Whitney Wright, who is known for her criticism of Israel, posed at defunct American embassy observing Islamic dress code
US porn actor who advocates for Palestinians visits Iran on trip unacknowledged by Tehran
Whitney Wright filmed herself throughout Tehran despite her work in pornography exposing her in theory to charges that carry the death penalty.
Santander, Lloyds Shares Fall on Report Iran Used Banks to Evade Sanctions
Shares in Santander and Lloyds fell after the Financial Times reported that Iran used accounts from two of the U.K.’s biggest banks to covertly move money around the world as part of a vast …
Iran-backed group kills U.S. allies in Syria amid high-stakes tit-for-tat
An Iran-backed militia says it hit a base in Syria, killing U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters amid a high-stakes exchange of fire being fueled by the Israel-Hamas war.
U.S. and U.K. launch airstrikes targeting Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
Saturday’s strikes come one day after the U.S. began a “multitier response” to the killing of three American soldiers in Jordan on Friday.