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Iran Update, June 15, 2024

US CENTCOM destroyed seven Houthi radar sites in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen on June 14.[16] CENTCOM additionally destroyed a Houthi drone launched from Yemen over the Red Sea. CENTCOM also destroyed two Houthi unmanned surface vessels in the Red Sea.

The crew from an unspecified commercial vessel that the Houthis attacked evacuated and abandoned the vessel on June 15, marking the second such incident in 24 hours.[17] The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported on June 15 that the vessel is no longer in command of the crew, on fire, and sinking. The vessel is currently 30 nautical miles northeast of Djibouti. The Houthis struck the vessel 98 nautical miles east of Aden, Yemen, on June 13 with three unknown projectiles.[18] The crew from another unspecified commercial vessel evacuated their craft on June 14 following a Houthi strike.[19]

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-june-15-2024


927 posted on 06/16/2024 2:49:41 AM PDT by AdmSmith (GCTGATATGTCTATGATTACTCAT “Due to the introduction of restrictive measures by the United States again)
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Iran Update, June 16, 2024

United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported two explosions near a vessel approximately 40 nautical miles south of al Mokha, Yemen, on June 16.[22] The explosions did not cause any injuries or damage to the nearby vessel, and the vessel continued to its next port of call.

US Central Command (CENTCOM) published an update about the Palauan-flagged, Ukranian-owned, Polish-operated commercial vessel Verbena on June 15.[23] The Houthis struck the Verbena in the Gulf of Aden on June 13 with two anti-ship cruise missiles, causing fires onboard.[24] CENTCOM reported that the Verbena’s crew issued a distress call and abandoned ship on June 15 due to “continuous fires and an inability to control them.”[25] The Cayman Islands-flagged commercial vessel Anna Meta responded to the distress call and rescued the crew. CENTCOM noted that the Iranian Artesh Navy frigate Jamaran was eight nautical miles from the Verbena but did not respond to the distress call. UKMTO reported on June 15 that the crew of an unspecified vessel abandoned their vessel after the Houthis attacked it, likely referencing the Verbena.[26]

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-june-16-2024


928 posted on 06/17/2024 5:48:42 AM PDT by AdmSmith (GCTGATATGTCTATGATTACTCAT “Due to the introduction of restrictive measures by the United States again)
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