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Yahoo
18-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
750 tons of Iranian weapons bound for Houthis intercepted, CENTCOM says
U.S. Central Command said its Yemeni partners successfully intercepted a "massive Iranian weapons shipment" that was meant to reach the nation's Houthi rebels. The Yemeni National Resistance Forces seized more than 750 tons of munitions and hardware, including hundreds of advanced cruise, anti-ship and anti-aircraft missiles, warheads and seekers, CENTCOM said. The seizure also included hundreds of drone engines, radar systems and air defense and communication equipment, as well as manuals written in Farsi, CENTCOM said. CENTCOM said that the National Resistance Forces reported many of the systems were manufactured by a company affiliated with the Iranian Ministry of Defense. The company is under U.S. sanctions, CENTCOM said. This marked the largest seizure of Iranian advanced conventional weapons in the National Resistance Forces' history, CENTCOM said. "We commend the legitimate government forces of Yemen who continue to interdict the flow of Iranian munitions bound for the Houthis," said Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, the commander of CENTCOM. "The interdiction of this massive Iranian shipment shows that Iran remains the most destabilizing actor in the region. Limiting the free flow of Iranian support to the Houthis is critic to regional security, stability, and freedom of navigation." Yemen's Houthi rebels spent months launching drone and rocket attacks targeting military and commercial vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The attacks targeted vital shipping lanes. The U.S. conducted several military strikes against the rebel group. In May, President Trump said the group had "capitulated" and that the U.S. would not carry out further strikes. The Houthis did not comment on the alleged agreement at the time. The Yemeni rebels attacked a Liberian-flagged cargo ship in the Red Sea on July 8. Three people were killed, two were wounded and several others were kidnapped. The Houthis also claimed they had attacked and sank another vessel on July 7. The incidents have raised concern that the Houthis may resume attacks in the area. Son of man who was violently detained by ICE reacts after release Mike Johnson breaks from Trump, calls on DOJ to release Epstein files Trump claims Epstein conspiracy theory is a hoax started by Democrats Solve the daily Crossword
Wall Street Journal
17-07-2025
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
Defense-Tech Startup Hadrian Raises $260 Million for New Robot Factory
President Trump wants to speed up America's lagging munitions production and revitalize deteriorated shipyards. Advanced manufacturing startup Hadrian aims to do that with the help of a workforce of robots, and is now armed with fresh funding to boost manufacturing Southern California-based Hadrian said Thursday it raised $260 million in debt and equity to expand production of critical defense components and complete a 270,000-square-foot factory in Mesa, Ariz., which will be the company's largest. The equity portion of the raise, $110 million, was led by defense-tech funds Founders Fund and Lux Capital. Morgan Stanley provided the loan for the factory expansion.
CBS News
16-07-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Yemen intercepts record number of Iranian weapons bound for Houthis, U.S. CENTCOM says
U.S. Central Command said its Yemeni partners successfully intercepted a "massive Iranian weapons shipment" that was meant to reach the nation's Houthi rebels. The Yemeni National Resistance Forces seized more than 750 tons of munitions and hardware, including hundreds of advanced cruise, anti-ship and anti-aircraft missiles, warheads and seekers, CENTCOM said. The seizure also included hundreds of drone engines, radar systems and air defense and communication equipment, as well as manuals written in Farsi, CENTCOM said. CENTCOM said that the National Resistance Forces reported many of the systems were manufactured by a company affiliated with the Iranian Ministry of Defense. The company is under U.S. sanctions, CENTCOM said. This marked the largest seizure of Iranian advanced conventional weapons in the National Resistance Forces' history, CENTCOM said. "We commend the legitimate government forces of Yemen who continue to interdict the flow of Iranian munitions bound for the Houthis," said Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, the commander of CENTCOM. "The interdiction of this massive Iranian shipment shows that Iran remains the most destabilizing actor in the region. Limiting the free flow of Iranian support to the Houthis is critic to regional security, stability, and freedom of navigation." Yemen's Houthi rebels spent months launching drone and rocket attacks targeting military and commercial vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The attacks targeted vital shipping lanes. The U.S. conducted several military strikes against the rebel group. In May, President Trump said the group had "capitulated" and that the U.S. would not carry out further strikes. The Houthis did not comment on the alleged agreement at the time. The Yemeni rebels attacked a Liberian-flagged cargo ship in the Red Sea on July 8. Three people were killed, two were wounded and several others were kidnapped. The Houthis also claimed they had attacked and sank another vessel on July 7. The incidents have raised concern that the Houthis may resume attacks in the area.
Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump says he ‘hasn't gone into' who went behind his back to stop Ukraine weapons deliveries
Days after he ordered the Pentagon to reverse a pause on shipments of American-made weapons to Ukraine amid ongoing Russian aerial attacks, President Donald Trump claims to have no idea who gave the order to cut off munitions deliveries to the key U.S. ally. Asked whether he had found out who was responsible for the controversial move, which he said he was reversing Monday, Trump told reporters during a luncheon for a quintet of African leaders at the White House that he 'hadn't thought about it.' 'We're looking at Ukraine right now and munitions, but... no I have not gone into it,' he said Wednesday. The president's professed ignorance about the decision came less than a day after he bristled at a reporter who asked him who approved the pause during a cabinet meeting, saying in reply: 'I don't know. Why don't you tell me?' According to multiple reports, the halt in shipments was approved by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the recommendation of Elbridge Colby, the isolationist-minded defense expert who serves as Undersecretary of Defense for Policy. Colby, an ally of Vice President JD Vance who served in a different role at the Pentagon during Trump's first term, is understood to have ordered the halt in shipments because the current U.S. stockpile is running relatively low after diverting a large number of air defense weapons to Israel for use in that country's recent war with Iran. The decision stopped deliveries of needed Patriot missile interceptors and other air defense weapons that Kyiv desperately needs to ward off the scores of Russian drones that have been pounding civilian targets across the country on a nightly basis in recent days. It raised alarms among lawmakers from both sides of the aisle and even rankled some top White House and State Department officials who were caught unaware by the move. On Monday, Trump told reporters he would be reversing the decision and resuming deliveries of what he has described as 'defensive' weapons. 'We have to, they have to be able to defend themselves,' he said during a dinner meeting alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 'They're getting hit very hard. Now they're getting hit very hard. We're going to have to send more weapons, defensive weapons, primarily, but they're getting hit very, very hard.' A day later during a cabinet meeting, the president offered relatively harsh and rare criticism of Russian president Vladimir Putin, who he said he is 'not happy' with because of the ongoing attacks against Ukraine despite his administration's efforts to bring both sides to the negotiating table. He accused Putin of 'killing a lot of people', including many of his own soldiers to the tune of '7,000 a week.' Trump also said there is 'no reason' for Russia's continued attacks on Ukraine and complained that reaching a ceasefire in the three-year-old war Putin launched has been 'tougher' than expected, while crediting Kyiv's forces for bravery as they've battled back Russia's invasion. 'I will say the Ukrainians were brave, but we gave them the best equipment ever made ... we gave them missiles, the latest and the greatest. They were able to shoot down a lot of things,' he said. The president also acknowledged that many of his supporters might consider it 'unfair' that the U.S. has spent billions for weapons bound for Ukraine while still crediting Ukrainian forces for exhibiting valor while using their American-made military supplies against Russia. 'I will say this, the Ukrainians, whether you think it's unfair that we gave all that money or not, they were very brave, because somebody had to operate that stuff. And a lot of people I know wouldn't be operating it, they wouldn't have the courage to do it. So they fought very bravely, but we gave them the best equipment in the world,' he said. Continuing, Trump said that Putin, with whom he has had a relatively close relationship compared with many of America's allies, has 'thrown a lot of bulls***' at him while continuing to prosecute the war he started in 2022. 'It's very nice all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless,' he said. He later added that Putin was 'not treating human beings right' and is 'killing too many people' in Ukraine.
CNA
14-07-2025
- Politics
- CNA
Pyongyang reaffirms support for Moscow on Ukraine
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this weekend reaffirmed Pyongyang's support for Russia in its war with Ukraine, during a visit by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to the capital. Lavrov's trip to North Korea has raised concerns about closer military cooperation between the two countries, with North Korea providing troops and munitions to Russia in its war effort, and Moscow possibly offering Pyongyang nuclear and missile technology. Dasha Chernyshova reports.
