Geopolitics

US Navy shoots down Houthi missiles

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The Houthis and the U.S. continued to trade strikes on Wednesday, with the U.S. taking out two anti-ship missiles early Wednesday morning local time,...

US seizes Iran-supplied missile parts

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US Central Command revealed 16 January 2024 that for the first time since Yemen-based Houthi began attacks on ships in the Red Sea in...

Red Sea tension continues to mount

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U.S. forces in the Middle East struck two Houthi anti-ship missiles that were on the ground but prepared to launch toward the Red Sea,...

What navies are learning in the Red Sea

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Thirteen years ago, the current head of the Navy’s surface fleet was captaining the destroyer Carney. Even in 2010, airborne drones were a threat...

Oil market shrugs off Houthi attacks

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By David Uren* Attacks on shipping in the Red Sea have had almost no impact on the oil price, despite the volume of oil shipped...

Operation Prosperity Guardian one month on

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By Jennifer Parker* The Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong is visiting the Middle East this week. Presumably by accident, rather than by design, Wong’s visit...

Iranian Navy captures oil tanker

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Iran’s navy captured an oil tanker Thursday in the Gulf of Oman that only months earlier had seen its cargo of Iranian oil seized...

The aim of US, UK strikes in Yemen

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The US and UK have carried out air strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen with the aim of deterring attacks on ships passing through...

HMS Richmond is Middle East-bound

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The frigate HMS Richmond will stand in for HMS Diamond and HMS Lancaster when either warship needs to break off patrols for re-supply or...

Singapore to contribute to Red Sea force

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On 9 January the Singaporean Minister for Defence, Dr Ng Eng Hen made the following statement in the Parliament of Singapore. “The Red Sea, which...