While Iran has a history of harassing and impounding vessels, it hasn’t directly launched many such attacks recently. Instead, the Iran-backed Houthi rebels have been attacking ships since November 2023, a campaign that now appears to be winding down after the ceasefire in Gaza.

A warning has gone out to seafarers in the Persian Gulf over what appear to ... People displaced from North Gaza face agonizing wait DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — For Palestinians in central ...