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Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority: The Red Sea crisis requires concerted efforts to determine its impact on global supply chains

Barcelona Port President: The delay due to the Red Sea affects all sectors, including the liquefied natural gas supply chain

The Houthis announce the firing of a missile at the US warship "Lewis P. Puller" in the Gulf of Aden

Airstrikes on Houthi positions in Ra's Issa, Hudaydah, Yemen

On Jan. 27 at approximately 3:45 a.m. (Sanaa time), U.S. Central Command Forces conducted a strike against a Houthi anti-ship missile aimed into the Red Sea and which was prepared to launch. U.S. Forces identified the missile in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, and determined it presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and the U.S. Navy ships in the region. U.S. Forces subsequently struck and destroyed the missile in self-defense. This action will protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure for U.S. Navy vessels and merchant vessels.

Yemeni Houthis hit with a missile a tanker operated on behalf of commodity trading giant Trafigura. The tanker is on fire. “Firefighting equipment on board is being deployed to suppress and control the fire caused in one cargo tank,” Trafigura said.

Bloomberg: A Trafigura oil tanker caught fire after a Houthi attack near Yemen

Trafigura Tanker Hit by Houthi Missile in Gulf of Aden. It appears two tankers have stopped in the Gulf of Aden - Marshall Is-flagged Marlin Luanda 110,000 dwt and Panama-flagged Achilles 109,000 dwt tanker

Marshall Islands-flagged tanker MARLIN LUANDA reportedly on fire and requiring assistance after a Houthi missile strike. Reporting indicates the tanker is chartered to Trafigura and carrying highly-flammable naphtha

Houthis fire anti-ship ballistic missile toward USS Carney (DDG 64). On Jan. 26, at approximately 1:30 p.m. (Sanaa time), Iranian-backed Houthi militants fired one anti-ship ballistic missile from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen toward Arleigh-Burke class destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) in the Gulf of Aden. The missile was successfully shot down by USS Carney. There were no injuries or damage reported

Ambrey says Two explosions hit the Panama-flagged oil tanker in Bab al-Mandab Strait without damage

Sources told Reuters: China asked Iran to urge the Houthis to reduce escalation and exercise restraint

Houthi delegation met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan is flying to Thailand to discuss the Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping with China’s foreign minister Wang Yi

Pentagon spokesman: The crisis in the Red Sea is international and not just regional

Pentagon spokesman: Our goal is to limit the capabilities of the Houthis

US and UK impose sanctions on several Houthi officials, including the group’s Minister of Defense and the commander of their maritime forces

New British sanctions on the Houthis target the group's top military official

The US Treasury imposes new sanctions targeting 4 Yemenis

International Maritime Organization: We support freedom of navigation and call for calm in the Red Sea region

The Pentagon estimates the U.S. military buildup in the Middle East since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks on Israel has cost $1.6 billion—a bill the department is unable to pay due to lawmakers' inability to pass a budget, per two U.S. officials

CENTCOM: Houthis Attack Commercial Shipping Vessel with Anti-Ship MissilesOn Jan. 24 at approximately 2 p.m. (Sanaa time), Iranian-backed Houthi militants fired three anti-ship ballistic missiles from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen toward the U.S.-flagged, owned, and operated container ship M/V Maersk Detroit, transiting the Gulf of Aden. One missile impacted in the sea. The two other missiles were successfully engaged and shot down by the USS Gravely (DDG 107). There were no reported injuries or damage to the ship

The Iran-backed Houthi's fired three missiles at the U.S. flagged/owned M/V Maersk Detroit container ship in the Southern Red Sea today. The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Gravely successfully intercepted the missiles, a U.S. official told Fox News

Yemeni sources: The Houthis fire a second missile from Al-Bayda towards the Gulf of Aden

U.S. CENTCOM Destroys Two Houthi Militants' Anti-Ship Missiles. On Jan. 24 at approximately 2:30 a.m.(Sanaa time), U.S. Central Command forces conducted strikes against two Houthi anti-ship missiles that were aimed into the Southern Red Sea and were prepared to launch. U.S. forces identified the missiles in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and determined that they presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and the U.S. Navy ships in the region. U.S. forces subsequently struck and destroyed the missiles in self-defense. This action will protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure for U.S. Navy vessels and merchant vessels

Pentagon: Our forces destroyed more than 25 missile launch sites in addition to 20 missiles in Yemen

The Yemeni army announces the downing of a drone belonging to the Houthi militia while it was flying towards military sites northwest of Al-Jawf

Yemen's Houthi rebels have ordered all U.S. and British staff of the United Nations and its agencies to leave the country within a month, a UN official tells AFP

Saada: Saudi missile strikes targeting populated villages in the Baqim border district

Iran's foreign minister says the country sent a serious message and warning to the US that its decision to launch joint attacks with the UK against Yemen was a strategic mistake