Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu held telephone conversations with the Minister of Defense and Support of the Armed Forces of Iran. The parties discussed current issues of bilateral military and military-technical cooperation, and exchanged views on regional security issues
CENTCOM: On Jan. 14 at approximately 4:45 p.m. (Sanaa time), an anti-ship cruise missile was fired from Iranian-backed Houthi militant areas of Yemen toward USS Laboon (DDG 58), which was operating in the Southern Red Sea. The missile was shot down in vicinity of the coast of Hudaydah by U.S. fighter aircraft. There were no injuries or damage reported
A missile attack targets U.S. forces at the Kharab al-Jir base in Syria
Iranian militias stationed west of the Euphrates target with rocket missiles the international coalition base in the "Conco Gas Plant" east of Deir ez-Zor
British Defense Secretary to the Telegraph: The Iranian government must ask the Houthis to stop because the world's patience is running out
A very large explosion occurred at one of the companies affiliated with the IRGC militias in the city of Andisheh, 20 km east of Tehran
Iran-backed militias targeted the Conoco military base in eastern Deir ez-Zur
Iran: The U.S. and British attacks against the Houthis are a violation of Yemen's sovereignty
Iranian Foreign Ministry: The result of the American-British strikes on Yemen will be more insecurity and instability in the region
US officials tell US, UK now striking Iran-backed Houthis targets inside Yemen in response to their attacks on ships in RedSea & GulfofAden - more than a dozen targets ranging from training facilities to drone storage facilities
Iranian Foreign Minister: Leaders in Yemen have always stressed that they do not target the security of international navigation in the Red Sea
Iranian Foreign Minister: Yemen is an important part of the reality of regional security in the Middle East
Houthi official: If America and Britain carry out air strikes on Yemen, the response will not be delayed at all
Iraqi factions loyal to Iran: If Yemen is attacked, we will strike American military bases with full force
US Fifth Fleet: Iran is currently holding 5 ships and more than 90 hostages on board
US Fifth Fleet: Iran's actions contradict international law and threaten maritime security and stability
"The Houthis are funded, trained, equipped by Iran to a large degree. And so we know that Iran has a role to play in terms of helping to cease this reckless, dangerous and illegal activity" per @PentagonPresSec, - "We would call on Iran to do that
Iranian Foreign Minister: Houthis actions support Palestine and they confirm the interception of ships participating in expanding the war
Iranian Foreign Minister: The scope of the war in the region will expand if the killing of civilians continues in Gaza and the West Bank
Pentagon: Iran's seizure of the oil tanker is in violation of international law and further evidence of Iran's malicious activities
The Pentagon: We are discussing with allies options for responding to Houthi attacks
DOD spox confirms an Iranian ship unlawfully seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker while it was transiting the Gulf of Oman. Tanker was on its way to Turkey. The Iranian crew forced the tanker to change course toward Iranian territorial waters and its status is unknown
Rishi Sunak is holding a full cabinet call at 7.45 this evening. Ministers believe it’s about UK and US military strikes against the Houthis in Yemen. Move has been heavily telegraphed by Grant Shapps and by senior figures in the US. It is thought UK aircraft and Navy ships could take part
US State Department: We condemn Iran's seizure of the oil tanker and call for the immediate release of the ship and its crew
Turkish company "Tupras": The ship seized by Iran, "Saint Nicholas", is loaded with Iraqi crude purchased from "SOMO"
Iraqi factions say they targeted Al-Shaddadi base in Syria with missiles
The foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia have, in a Thursday phone call, discussed the latest developments in Gaza Strip, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said
Iran confirms its navy seized the oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was reported to have been boarded by armed men
Iranian forces have seized a British vessel near Oman. The ship is now making its way into Iranian territorial waters. UK has lost contact with the ship
Reuters: The tanker detained east of Amman is the St. Nicholas and carries Iraqi oil
