On Thursday, Democratic senators introduced legislation to block a sale of $5 billion worth of bombs and bomb kits to Saudi Arabia, protesting the kingdom’s human rights abuses amid its escalation in fighting in Yemen. Senators Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts) and Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon), with support of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), introduced a joint resolution of disapproval (JRD) targeting…
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Houthi forces have reportedly seized the entirety of Yemen’s Red Sea coastline, further solidifying the group’s control over its key waterway and sending oil prices soaring to even further heights since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. The Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah, seized control of the key port town of Mocha this week, reports say. They have since rapidly advanced to…
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An internal review conducted by the US Department of Defense found that US airstrikes in Yemen last year killed and wounded hundreds of civilians. As reported by The Washington Post on Tuesday, the Pentagon review estimated that US strikes killed more than 150 Yemeni civilians while wounding nearly 250 others. The strikes were carried out as part of an operation authorized by President…
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The U.S. has struck more civilian infrastructure in southern Iran in its sixth consecutive day of attacks on Friday, including key bridges and a tower at a crucial port. Iranian officials reported that U.S. forces struck several key railway and highway bridges overnight on Friday. The attacks “appeared aimed at cutting off Bandar Abbas,” a critical port city that hosts Iran’s Naval…
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The Houthis on Saturday took credit for launching a ballistic missile at Israel, opening a new front in the war U.S. President Donald Trump illegally started with Iran nearly one month ago. As reported by Axios, the attack by the Houthis signals that the Yemen-based militia is joining the conflict to aide Iran, which has been under aerial assault from the U.S. and Israel for the past four…
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