Houthis threaten US Ships If Washington Joins Strikes on Iran

A Houthi supporter holds a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on a street in Sanaa, Yemen, 20 June 2024. (EPA)
A Houthi supporter holds a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on a street in Sanaa, Yemen, 20 June 2024. (EPA)
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Houthis threaten US Ships If Washington Joins Strikes on Iran

A Houthi supporter holds a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on a street in Sanaa, Yemen, 20 June 2024. (EPA)
A Houthi supporter holds a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on a street in Sanaa, Yemen, 20 June 2024. (EPA)

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militias will target US ships in the Red Sea if Washington becomes involved in Israeli attacks on Iran, the militants’ military spokesperson said on Saturday.

In May, the US and the Houthis agreed to a ceasefire under which neither side would target the other.



Drone Attack Targets Tawke Oilfield in Iraq's Kurdistan

General view of the Sarsang oilfield operated by HKN Energy, after a drone attack, in Duhok province, Iraq, July 17, 2025. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari
General view of the Sarsang oilfield operated by HKN Energy, after a drone attack, in Duhok province, Iraq, July 17, 2025. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari
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Drone Attack Targets Tawke Oilfield in Iraq's Kurdistan

General view of the Sarsang oilfield operated by HKN Energy, after a drone attack, in Duhok province, Iraq, July 17, 2025. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari
General view of the Sarsang oilfield operated by HKN Energy, after a drone attack, in Duhok province, Iraq, July 17, 2025. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari

A drone attack targeted an oilfield operated by Norwegian oil and gas firm DNO in Tawke, in the Zakho Administration area of northern Iraq, on Thursday, the Kurdistan region's counter-terrorism service said.

The attack is the second on the DNO-operated field since a wave of drone attacks began early this week.

DNO, which operates the Tawke and Peshkabour oilfields in the Zakho area that borders Türkiye, temporarily suspended production at the fields following explosions that caused no injuries, the counter-terrorism service said.

DNO did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

This week's drone attacks have reduced oil output from oilfields in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region by between 140,000 to 150,000 barrels per day, two energy officials said on Wednesday, as infrastructure damage forced multiple shutdowns.