Alex Horton

• Military

The Pentagon suspects the Iranian arms shipment, intercepted off Somalia, was destined for militants in Yemen blamed for attacking ships in the Red Sea.

• Middle East

The attack showed that the Houthis were still able to target shipping vessels, just days after U.S.-led strikes against the group.

• Israel-Gaza War

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby characterized the operation as part of the U.S. military’s ongoing work to disrupt Iran’s shipment of weapons to Yemen, where the Houthis, a militant group supported by Tehran, function as the de facto government in parts of the country.

• Military

Military commanders dispatched the elite Navy SEALs to a ship in the Gulf of Aden that was suspected transporting Iranian-made arms to Yemen, officials said.

• Military

Two members of the elite Navy SEALs went missing Thursday after attempting to board a ship in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia.

• Israel-Gaza War

The Pentagon said an assessment of the U.S.-led operation, intended to thwart future Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, was ongoing.

• Israel-Gaza War

The strike in Yemen follows a surge in Houthi attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea that have wreaked havoc on the global economy.

• National Security

The Pentagon inspector general’s findings come as President Biden has urged Congress to pass a massive package of additional military aid for Ukraine.

• Israel-Gaza War

Iraq says the strike violated agreements between Baghdad and Washington. The Pentagon described it as “necessary” and “proportionate.”