Russia’s distraction and weakening support for the Assad government partly explains the opportunity seized by the HTS and SNA coalitions.

The IOM stated that it dispatched two medical teams to provide immediate aid to the survivors, including six children.

The December hijacking of the ship was the first time since 2017 that any cargo vessel had been successfully boarded by Somali pirates.

Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani earlier accused the United States and Britain of "fuelling chaos, disorder, insecurity and instability...

The number of weekly container ship transits through the Suez has fallen by 67 per cent year-on-year

The strikes were carried out using a combination of precision-guided munitions from American and British aircraft, and Tomahawk cruise missiles.

The sailors were on a mission to impound illicit Iranian weapons transported in a dhow, allegedly headed for Yemen’s Houthi fighter’s military base.

The strikes targeted an airbase, airports and a military camp.