The Iran-backed Houthi militia captured a strategic Red Sea port city this week. NPR's Scott Simon talks to April Longley Alley of the Washington Institute.
BBC News – World Riyadh has increased its use of the East-West pipeline since the start of the Middle East war to bypass the closure of the strait of Hormuz Saudi authorities said Friday drones launched from Iraq led to the temporary closure of a crucial oil export route used to bypass the lockdown of the strait of Hormuz . Riyadh has increased its use of the East-West pipeline, which links Abqaiq, near the Gulf, to the port of Yanb…
Iran-backed Houthi forces have captured Yemen's Red Sea port of Mokha and reportedly seized Perim Island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, while Saudi Arabia has shut down its East-West oil pipeline after a drone attack launched from Iraq set the line on fire.
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Riyadh has increased its use of the East-West pipeline since the start of the Middle East war to bypass the closure of the strait of Hormuz Saudi authorities said Friday drones launched from Iraq led to the temporary closure of a crucial oil export route used to bypass the lockdown of the strait of Hormuz . Riyadh has increased its use of the East-West pipeline, which links Abqaiq, near the Gulf, to the port of Yanb…
The East–West pipeline is crucial for shipping Saudi oil to the Red Sea, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz. This latest incident risks driving oil and fuel prices even higher.
BBC News – World Iraq removes a military commander and opens investigations into the attack that came from an area bordering Iran.
BBC News – World The family of Renee Good, a 37-year-old US citizen fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis in January, filed federal civil lawsuits on Thursday against the agent who shot her and top Trump administration officials. The suits allege wrongful death and civil rights violations during a federal immigration crackdown.
BBC News – World The diplomatic fallout comes as Ethiopian forces battle rebel fighters across northern region.
Sky News – World A SpaceX flight led by Jessica Watkins, the first Black woman to command a crewed mission to orbit, arrived at the International Space Station after an eight-hour express trip that set a US speed record. Four astronauts were on board.
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