Middle East Security Brief

Hezbollah launched its first attack on Israel since the 2024 war on Monday, firing rockets and drones to avenge the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader...

The U.S.-Iran MOU expired without agreement after Washington allegedly violated it early, leaving Tehran unwilling to negotiate under pressure. Iran...

Historical analysis shows 'Lebanising' Hezbollah is an illusion: after Israel's 2000 withdrawal, the group retained weapons under pretexts like Shebaa...

Houthis claim a missile strike on a Saudi military vessel and four escorts in the Red Sea, part of their naval blockade against Saudi shipping since...

Israeli strikes killed 11 people in southern Lebanon, including children, after Hezbollah wounded three soldiers—the deadliest day since the June...

Houthi missile and drone strikes have forced Mokha port to suspend operations, with initial losses exceeding $16 million and raising fears of greater...

A Houthi ballistic missile attack killed four civilians in Yemen's Mocha, illustrating sanctions' limits as a tool. They raise costs and slow Iran's...

Clashes expose starkly different narratives on the June US-backed truce.

• Israeli view: Hezbollah broke the ceasefire with an explosive drone near...

Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed the "Mecca Joint Defence Agreement" on August 7, committing to treat an armed attack on any member as an...

Israeli forces conducted fresh strikes, artillery fire and tank advances in southern Lebanon on Friday, hitting areas including Masha al-Mansouri and...

UAE accuses Iran of drone attacks on two ADNOC tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, calling it piracy.

• US vows unprecedented economic isolation plus an...

Houthi missile strikes on the Tihama in Bab al-Mandab killed four crew members—the first such deaths since the Iran war began in February—marking a...

• IRGC Defiance: The IRGC vows continued attacks on commercial vessels until the US capitulates to its demands, insisting the strait stays shut.
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Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping could force a US strategic shift toward Somaliland, with analysts suggesting recognition of its independence and...

The attack on the Egyptian-owned Tihamah killed six people — four crew including three Pakistanis and one Indonesian, plus two anti-Houthi rescuers —...

• Houthis claim missile and drone attack on Saudi forces
• Six killed in Houthi strike on vessel in Bab Al Mandeb
• US and Iran near arrangement, says Pakistan defence minister
• Strait of Hormuz traffic falls to seven vessels a day

Iran’s new security chief and IRGC advisers are messaging defiance by claiming missile and drone production exceeds wartime use, while citing depleted...

The Houthis have evolved from Iranian weapons recipients into exporters of drone, missile, and naval expertise, with operatives now training Sudanese...

Iran-backed Houthis struck Mocha port, killing seven and wounding 30 in attacks on military and civilian areas, marking their expanding targets beyond shipping.

Iran's position on reopening the Strait of Hormuz has stiffened sharply in recent days.

• Tehran now insists the waterway stays closed until the US...