Iran

11+ hour, 14+ min ago   (712+ words) DUBAI, Sept 13 — Within a matter of days, Yemen’s Houthis have swept south and seized the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait, cementing their rise as a force to be reckoned with in the constellation of Iran-backed armed groups across the Middle East....

27+ min ago   (333+ words) Mohammad Eslami’s exclusion from the IAEA conference is another sign of rapidly deteriorating relations between Iran and the West. The United States and Iran have resumed fighting, on and off, after a fragile ceasefire collapsed in July. Austria sought a…...

6+ hour, 16+ min ago   (326+ words) A main access road to the city of Taiz in southwestern Yemen has been reopened following an advance by Houthi rebels along the country's western coast, local government and military sources say. The Houthis now control the country's entire Red…...

8+ min ago   (1007+ words) Updated on: September 13, 2026 / 8:05 PM EDT / CBS News In April, five weeks into a costly and unpopular war, an American fighter jet was shot down over Iran, leaving two aviators stranded behind enemy lines. The officers on board — a pilot and…...

9+ min ago   (300+ words) Updated on: September 13, 2026 / 8:04 PM EDT / CBS News Newly declassified videos obtained first by 60 Minutes show the moments when two U.S. Air Force officers were rescued, two days apart, after being shot down in Iran. The two officers, who we're referring to…...

3+ hour, 7+ min ago   (905+ words) ANKARA, Sept 13 (Reuters) – The Houthi capture of Yemen’s Red Sea coastline is reshaping the balance of power in the Gulf, strengthening Iran’s hand and confronting Saudi Arabia and its neighbours with a difficult choice: absorb mounting costs or seek accommodation…...

5+ hour, 53+ min ago   (314+ words) Iraq's Security Media Cell says F-16 fighter jets destroyed an ISIS hideout in Diyala province after military intelligence and aerial surveillance identified the location. ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - Iraqi Air Force F-16 fighter jets destroyed an ISIS hideout in Diyala province in a precision airstrike…...

4+ hour, 58+ min ago   (938+ words) The Yemeni government vowed to send more forces to the Red Sea coast and one official conceded a “painful” defeat last week when Houthis captured the port city of Mokha and an island on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a crucial…...

23+ min ago   (228+ words) Houthi-aligned tribes have reportedly staged a major mobilisation east of Sanaa, displaying long columns of armed pickups and declaring their readiness to advance toward Marib. The authenticity of circulating mobilisation footage has not been independently verified. Regional reports nevertheless suggest…...

22+ min ago   (133+ words) The Times of India North Korea launched several short-range projectiles from the Wonsan area less than 24 hours after the United States, South Korea and Japan completed their Freedom Edge 26 exercise South Korea’s military said the weapons travelled approximately 250 kilometres…...