The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced sanctions against the Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad for providing materiel support to Iranian-backed militias.
Houthi forces continue to launch ballistic missiles targeting commercial vessels in the Red Sea despite ongoing airstrikes by U.S. forces to degrade the Iranian-backed militia.
The U.S. military says the Jan. 11 barrage of air strikes targeting Houthi forces inside Yemen has inhibited the group’s ability to conduct complex attacks.
The White House and the DOD have ordered separate reviews following Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s decision to not immediately disclose his hospitalization.
“I recognize I could have done a better job ensuring the public was appropriately informed. I commit to doing better,” Austin said in a Jan. 6 statement.
The U.S., Japan and South Korean militaries have activated a missile data sharing system to track and disseminate North Korean missile information in real time.
The meeting will come as Austin is in Bahrain and includes nations that are a part of the Combined Maritime Forces partnership under the U.S. 5th Fleet.