Red Sea

Yemeni Forces Escalate Resistance to U.S. Naval Presence in Red Sea

May 22, 2025 UNAC Editor Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine, Yemen

The following comes from statements on Resistance News Network and Al-Akhbar English issued on May 19 regarding an escalation of actions by resistance forces in Yemen in response to Israel’s escalation of its genocidal war in Gaza. The announced blockade of Haifa Port came in response to U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s orders for additional aircraft carriers to redeploy[…]

IMEC Interrupted: The Resistance That’s Buying Beijing Time

May 21, 2025 UNAC Editor Uncategorized

by Abbas al-Zein, published on The Cradle, May 9, 2025 The war on Gaza has revealed a profound contradiction between China’s strategic interests in West Asia and the gains pursued by Israel, backed by the US. While Beijing works to safeguard its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Washington and Tel Aviv are actively reshaping the region to marginalize Chinese influence[…]

Yemeni Missiles Force US Navy to Turn Back From Bab al-Mandab Strait

January 28, 2024 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Middle East Wars, U.S. Aggression, Yemen

from the News Desk at The Cradle, published on January 25, 2024 This and the 2 accompanying posts give a brief picture of the current situation between the US and Ansarallah in the Red Sea. [jb] The Yemeni armed forces announced late on 24 January that intense clashes took place with several US warships escorting two commercial vessels attempting to[…]

Saudi, Chinese Vessels Undeterred by Yemen Red Sea Ops

January 28, 2024 UNAC Editor China, Saudi Arabia, Trade, Yemen

from the News Desk at The Cradle, published on January 26, 2024 Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, is continuing to send oil and fuel tankers through the Red Sea, despite US and UK bombing of Yemen and attacks by Yemen’s armed forces on Israeli, US, and UK-linked ships passing through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. “We’re moving in the[…]

Houthi Red Sea Crisis Rages On as US Admits Its Impotence and Asks China to Help

January 28, 2024 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, China, Global Economics, Middle East Wars, Trade Wars, US Foreign Policy, Yemen

by Uriel Araujo, published on InfoBRICS, January 26, 2024 The Financial Times reported that, over the last three months, Washington has repeatedly asked Beijing to pressure Iran into curbing the Houthi rebels. Both the White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and Secretary of State Antony Blinken reportedly talked about the matter with their Chinese counterparts. Sullivan is even flying[…]