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30-04-2025
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Norway raises security concerns over Manhattan-sized Arctic land sale as tensions rise
A large plot of private land in Norway's Arctic Svalbard archipelago may soon be sold for about €300 million ($330 million), but the deal has raised concerns in Oslo over national security. The property, known as Søre Fagerfjord, covers roughly 60 square kilometers (23 square miles) and is the last privately owned land in Svalbard. A group of international and Norwegian investors has offered to buy the land, but officials in Norway worry it could give foreign powers a strategic foothold in a sensitive Arctic region. The land is about 60 kilometers (37 miles) from the main town of Longyearbyen and has been in Norwegian hands for over a century. It was listed for sale last year, and the government quickly made it clear that any sale must be cleared in advance due to security To Keep Supplying Us Navy With Fuel Despite Company Boycott Call One of the sellers even called it a "strategic foothold in the High Arctic," which has only fueled concerns. Svalbard is becoming more important as melting sea ice opens up new shipping routes and increases global interest in the Needs To Be Convinced Defeat In Ukraine Is Inevitable, Norway's Finance Minister Says The buyers describe themselves as environmentalists from NATO countries who want to protect the land. Read On The Fox News App "The consortium includes both Norwegian and international investors who have a long-term perspective of protecting this territory from environmental changes," said Birgit Liodden, a shareholder and climate activist. She added that about half the money from the sale would go toward environmental projects in Svalbard. So far, the group has not discussed the sale with the Norwegian government. Still, Norwegian officials are cautious. In 2024, they blocked a similar attempt by Chinese investors. Trade Minister Cecilie Myrseth warned at the time that such actions could harm regional stability and threaten national interests. Svalbard is governed by a 1920 treaty that gives over 40 countries, including Russia, China and the U.S., equal rights to live and do business there. The sellers' lawyer, Per Kyllingstad, said the buyers only want to protect nature and that the sale should not be article source: Norway raises security concerns over Manhattan-sized Arctic land sale as tensions rise
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18-03-2025
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US forces launch sleek fighter jets to target Houthi terrorists: video
The U.S. military recently launched fighter jets with the intent of targeting Houthi forces in Yemen, new video shows. Fox News obtained the dramatic video that shows the jets taking off towards the terrorist targets. It comes soon after President Donald Trump launched "decisive and powerful" airstrikes against the Iran-backed organization, which has targeted commercial merchant vessels and U.S. military ships for several months. "It has been over a year since a U.S.-flagged commercial ship safely sailed through the Suez Canal, the Red Sea, or the Gulf of Aden," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Saturday. "The last American Warship to go through the Red Sea, four months ago, was attacked by the Houthis over a dozen times." "Funded by Iran, the Houthi thugs have fired missiles at U.S. aircraft, and targeted our Troops and Allies," the president continued. "These relentless assaults have cost the U.S. and World Economy many BILLIONS of Dollars while, at the same time, putting innocent lives at risk." Us Navy Ships Repel Attack From Houthis In Gulf Of Aden Trump promised that the U.S. military would "use overwhelming lethal force until we have achieved our objective." Read On The Fox News App "To all Houthi terrorists, YOUR TIME IS UP, AND YOUR ATTACKS MUST STOP, STARTING TODAY. IF THEY DON'T, HELL WILL RAIN DOWN UPON YOU LIKE NOTHING YOU HAVE EVER SEEN BEFORE!" his post concluded. Trump Re-designates Iranian-backed Houthis As Terrorists: 'Threaten[s] Security Of American Civilians' Since the strikes began on Saturday, Houthi drone, missile and air defense systems have been targeted by American forces. A senior defense official told Fox News on Sunday that at least a dozen Houthi drones have been shot down by U.S. forces so far. On Monday, Joint Staff Director for Operations Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich told reporters that "dozens of military casualties" had so far been counted. The Houthis claimed 53 people had been killed as of Monday, including five children, but that has not been confirmed by the U.S. military. "This is also not an endless offensive," Pentagon chief spokesperson Sean Parnell said on Monday. "This is not about regime change in the Middle East, this is about putting American interests first." Fox News Digital's Morgan Phillips contributed to this article source: US forces launch sleek fighter jets to target Houthi terrorists: video
Yahoo
16-03-2025
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Trump watches strike on Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen in new White House pics as large-scale op continues
The White House released photos of President Donald Trump watching strikes on Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen on Saturday, as the large-scale U.S. operation against the terrorist group continues. "President Trump is taking action against the Houthis to defend US shipping assets and deter terrorist threats," the White House wrote on X, sharing photos of Trump, as well as Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz. "For too long American economic & national threats have been under assault by the Houthis. Not under this presidency." Trump appeared to be dressed in golf attire and was wearing his signature red baseball cap with his name emblazoned on the back while watching video of the strikes on a television screen. Another photo showed the president from the front with a black headset on. Us Navy Ships Repel Attack From Houthis In Gulf Of Aden Trump wrote in a Saturday TRUTHSocial post that he had "ordered the United States Military to launch decisive and powerful Military action against the Houthi terrorists in Yemen." Read On The Fox News App "Our brave Warfighters are right now carrying out aerial attacks on the terrorists' bases, leaders, and missile defenses to protect American shipping, air, and naval assets, and to restore Navigational Freedom," Trump said. "No terrorist force will stop American commercial and naval vessels from freely sailing the Waterways of the World." U.S. Central Command said Saturday it "initiated a series of operations consisting of precision strikes against Iran-backed Houthi targets across Yemen to defend American interests, deter enemies, and restore freedom of navigation." State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said in a statement that Rubio spoke with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday. "The Secretary informed Russia of U.S. military deterrence operations against the Iran-backed Houthis and emphasized that continued Houthi attacks on U.S. military and commercial shipping vessels in the Red Sea will not be tolerated," Bruce wrote. "Secretary Rubio and Foreign Minister Lavrov also discussed next steps to follow up on recent meetings in Saudi Arabia and agreed to continue working towards restoring communication between the United States and Russia." The Houthi-run Health Ministry in Yemen said the strikes killed at least 31 people, according to the Associated Press. The Houthis have repeatedly targeted international shipping in the Red Sea and launched missiles and drones at Israel in what the terrorist group said were acts of solidarity with the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, where Israel has been at war with Hamas, another Iranian ally. The attacks stopped when a fragile Israel-Hamas cease-fire took hold in Gaza in January. The Houthis then threatened to renew them after Israel cut off the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza this month following the Hamas rejection of a U.S. framework for continuing the cease-fire and hostage releases. The U.S. and others have long accused Iran of providing military aid to the Houthis, and the U.S. Navy has seized Iranian-made missile parts and other weaponry it said were bound for the terrorist group, which controls Yemen's capital of Sanaa and the country's north. Gen. Hossein Salami, head of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, denied his country was involved in the Houthis' attacks. Trump Announces 'Decisive And Powerful' Airstrikes Against Houthi Terrorists In Yemen Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in a post on X, urged the U.S. to halt the strikes and said Washington cannot dictate Iran's foreign policy. Trump said, "The Houthi attack on American vessels will not be tolerated. We will use overwhelming lethal force until we have achieved our objective. The Houthis have choked off shipping in one of the most important Waterways of the World, grinding vast swaths of Global Commerce to a halt, and attacking the core principle of Freedom of Navigation upon which International Trade and Commerce depends." Trump charged that the Houthis "have waged an unrelenting campaign of piracy, violence, and terrorism against American, and other, ships, aircraft, and drones." "Joe Biden's response was pathetically weak, so the unrestrained Houthis just kept going," he wrote on TRUTHSocial. Trump said it has been more than a year since a U.S.-flagged commercial ship safely sailed through the Suez Canal, the Red Sea, or the Gulf of Aden. "The last American Warship to go through the Red Sea, four months ago, was attacked by the Houthis over a dozen times. Funded by Iran, the Houthi thugs have fired missiles at U.S. aircraft, and targeted our Troops and Allies. These relentless assaults have cost the U.S. and World Economy many BILLIONS of Dollars while, at the same time, putting innocent lives at risk," Trump wrote. "To all Houthi terrorists, YOUR TIME IS UP, AND YOUR ATTACKS MUST STOP, STARTING TODAY. IF THEY DON'T, HELL WILL RAIN DOWN UPON YOU LIKE NOTHING YOU HAVE EVER SEEN BEFORE!" Trump said. The president added, "To Iran: Support for the Houthi terrorists must end IMMEDIATELY! Do NOT threaten the American People, their President, who has received one of the largest mandates in Presidential History, or Worldwide shipping lanes. If you do, BEWARE, because America will hold you fully accountable and, we won't be nice about it!" The Houthis have targeted over 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones, sinking two and killing four sailors, during their campaign targeting military and civilian ships between the start of the Israel-Hamas war in October 2023 and January of this year, when the ceasefire in Gaza took effect, according to the AP. The U.S., Israel and Britain have previously hit Houthi-held areas in Yemen, but Saturday's operation was conducted solely by the U.S. It was the first strike on the Houthis under the second Trump administration. It comes two weeks after Trump sent a letter to Iranian leaders offering a path to restarting bilateral talks between the countries on Iran's advancing nuclear program. Trump has said he will not allow it to become operational. The Trump administration re-designated the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization earlier this month, after the Biden administration had lifted the group's designation in 2021. The Associated Press contributed to this article source: Trump watches strike on Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen in new White House pics as large-scale op continues
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15-03-2025
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Trump announces 'decisive and powerful' airstrikes against Houthi terrorists in Yemen
President Donald Trump ordered airstrikes against the Houthi rebels in Yemen, according to a fiery Truth Social post published on Saturday. In the post, Trump wrote that he had "ordered the United States Military to launch decisive and powerful Military action against the Houthi terrorists in Yemen." "They have waged an unrelenting campaign of piracy, violence, and terrorism against American, and other, ships, aircraft, and drones," Trump wrote. Trump also criticized his predecessor, former President Joe Biden, writing that the Democratic president's response to the terrorist group "was pathetically weak, so the unrestrained Houthis just kept going." Us Navy Ships Repel Attack From Houthis In Gulf Of Aden "It has been over a year since a U.S.-flagged commercial ship safely sailed through the Suez Canal, the Red Sea, or the Gulf of Aden," Trump continued. "The last American Warship to go through the Red Sea, four months ago, was attacked by the Houthis over a dozen times….These relentless assaults have cost the U.S. and World Economy many BILLIONS of Dollars while, at the same time, putting innocent lives at risk." Read On The Fox News App "To all Houthi terrorists, YOUR TIME IS UP, AND YOUR ATTACKS MUST STOP, STARTING TODAY. IF THEY DON'T, HELL WILL RAIN DOWN UPON YOU LIKE NOTHING YOU HAVE EVER SEEN BEFORE!" HIS POST CONCLUDED. Trump Re-designates Iranian-backed Houthis As Terrorists: 'Threaten[s] Security Of American Civilians' The latest military action comes three weeks after the Houthis fired surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) at a U.S. F-16 fighter jet. Three senior U.S. defense officials told Fox News that the Feb. 19 incident marked the first time the Houthis had fired SAMs at a U.S. jet. The missiles did not impact the F-16, and the Houthis unsuccessfully fired another SAM at an American MQ-9 Reaper drone on the same day. In January, Trump re-designated the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO), four years after his first administration made an identical move that the Biden administration later reversed. "Supported by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force (IRGC-QF), which arms and trains terrorist organizations worldwide, the Houthis have fired at U.S. Navy warships dozens of times since 2023, endangering American men and women in uniform," the order noted. Fox News' Jennifer Griffin contributed to this article source: Trump announces 'decisive and powerful' airstrikes against Houthi terrorists in Yemen
