Houthis release S. Korean, Saudi vessels captured in Yemen
rt.com | 2019-11-20
Yemen's Houthi movement released three vessels and 16 people it had seized, South Korea's Foreign Ministry and a Houthi military source in Yemen said on Wednesday. | The seizure on Sunday was the latest incident at sea around Yemen, where Saudi Arabia is leading a coalition of Arab states against the Houthis, who control the capital and most population centers and have been accused of attacking shipping, Reuters said. | Of the vessels freed on Tuesday, two were South Korean and one was Saudi Arabia-flagged, the South Korean ministry said. The Saudi-led coalition said on Wednesday the incident was over and the…
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Saudi King Blams Iran for 'Chaos' in the Middle East
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-20
Saudi Arabia's King Salman blasted Iran in a statement on Wednesday, as he accused the Islamic Republic of being behind the 'chaos' in the Middle East region. | RELATED: | Trump Increases US Military Presence in Saudi Arabia | In a defiant note against the kingdom's enemies, King Salman said that the missile and drone strikes on the Aramco facilities, which he blames on Iran, had not halted development and reiterating that Riyadh will not hesitate to defend itself. | In an annual addres…
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Trump Increases US Military Presence in Saudi Arabia
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-19
United States President Donald Trump announced Tuesday the deployment to Saudi Arabia of additional military forces, including troops, radars and air defense systems with the aim of counteracting a potential "threat" from Iran. | RELATED: | Trump's Child Separation Policy Violates Int'l Law: UN Expert | In a letter to Congress, Trump has referred to the deployment of U.S. Armed Forces in the Middle East as a measure taken to "protect the interests of the United States and enhance t…
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Trump Is an Aggressive Arms Dealer. So Were His Predecessors
William D. Hartung | thenation.com | 2019-11-19
Trump Is an Aggressive Arms Dealer. So Were His Predecessors.
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Iran's Quds Force and the Muslim Brotherhood Considered an Alliance Against Saudi Arabia
James Risen | theintercept.com | 2019-11-18
An Iranian intelligence document describes a meeting between Iran's Quds Force and the Muslim Brotherhood in a Turkish hotel. It didn't go well.
theintercept.com/2019/11/18/iran-muslim-brotherhood-quds-force/