2024 Iranian dhow seizure

When

11 Jan 2024

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

16.16° N, 43.17° E

Description

seizure of an Iranian dhow by the US forces

Placed at the middle of related events.

Houthi involvement in the Gaza war

The Red Sea crisis is an ongoing armed conflict and maritime crisis instigated by the Houthis, an armed group in Yemen fighting a civil war against the country's internationally recognized government. The Houthis began launching missiles and armed drones at Israel in response to the Gaza war, and have seized or attacked dozens of merchant and naval vessels travelling through the Red Sea which they claimed are linked…

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