The Guardian: 'Iran rejects calls from Washington and London to stop supporting Houthi attacks in the Red Sea'

Iran has rejected calls from the United States and Britain to stop supporting attacks by Houthi rebels on Israeli-linked ships in the Red Sea and sent a destroyer to the sea, writes the British publication The Guardian.

Destroyer Alborz 94th flotilla The Iranian Navy crossed the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and entered the Red Sea on Monday. The authors of the publication note that this happened against the backdrop of a meeting between the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, Ali Akbar Ahmadian, and the Houthi representative, Mohammed Abdulsalam. At the same time, the Iranian official praised the “brave actions” of the Houthis against “Zionist aggression.”

Tensions between the U.S. and the Iran-backed Houthis reached a new high on Sunday when the US military said its helicopters sank three Houthi ships and killed 10 militants in the Red Sea.

Let us recall that as a sign of support for Gaza, the Houthis began to attack ships associated with Israel.

The U.S. decided to create an international coalition to act against the Houthis. Yemen's Houthi leader Abdulmalik al-Houthi has already warned that his forces will attack American ships in the Red Sea, the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and the Gulf of Aden in the event of any attack by Washington on Yemen.

Updated map of warships operating in Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aden, Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea

Saudi Arabia officially joins BRICS

Saudi Arabia has officially joined BRICS as a full-fledged member, the kingdom’s state-run news channel Al Ekhbariya reported.

"The kingdom’s full membership of BRICS grouping comprising Russia, China and other countries has begun which strengthens its global positions," the TV channel said.

[BREAKING] Rochester fatal car explosion investigated as POSSIBLE TERROR ATTACK

2 people were killed and at least 5 others were injured in New York

At least two people were killed and five others were injured in a possible terror attack less than an hour into 2024.

A Ford Explorer filled with at least a dozen gas canisters smashed into a Mitsubishi Outlander around 12:50 a.m. on Jan. 1, as concert attendees left the Kodak Center in Rochester, New York.

The fiery crash created an inferno in a parking lot a few blocks from the concert venue, as firefighters wrestled with the blaze for about an hour, according to Rochester Police Chief David Smith.