#Dubai 2017

[sandumilfshou]

me: yeah im not really into bts anymore i've moved on any song from hyyh, wings, or love yourself era: plays me: going hard or crying from nostalgia

[edsonjnovaes]

NFS Heat 1.2

Facebook The 5007 HP Devel Sixteen production version launched at Dubai International Motor Show 2017 to pioneer a new era that never has been achieved before. 2019 dez 01 The 81 mm Quad Turbo 12.3 Litre V16 engine generates massive power- 5007 Horsepower and 3757 lb-ft of torque. Janaína Gimael – AutoVideos O motor do Devel Sixteen é um V16 quadriturbo, de 12,3 litros e que entrega 5 mil…

[thesas29]

Fun in the UAE back in late 2017

Collection of by UAE Dubai travel back in late 2017 during summer in Middle Earth.

[untilfajr]

[iamjapanese]

Maha Ahmed （Pakistani, based in Dubai, b.1989）

A Beast with Its Stomach Stretched Full 1. 4/10 2. 6/10 2017 Gouache on Paper 10.16 x 15 cm via

[slyandthefamilybook]

I've seen a lot of people sharing articles from this outlet called Gulf News, and I'd never heard of them so I decided to look them up. It's a UAE newspaper headquartered in Dubai, but publishes in English (like Al Jazeera, which has its own issues). They were founded in 1978 making them 45 years old. So far so good

Then I learned that in 2009 they ran an article by a guy named Mohammad Abdullah Al Mutawa straight up denying the Holocaust

As if they wasn't wild enough, in 2017 Francis Matthew, their British EIC was charged with beating his wife to death with a hammer

obviously that has nothing to do with the validity or viability of the paper itself, but it is a crazy thing to be associated with your paper. the Holocaust denial, however, definitely tarnishes their reputation

[beardedmrbean]

The CEO of Telegram was just arrested in a parisian airport for a lack of moderation on his platform. As always, love how proactive my country is when it comes to stifling liberty.

We're just abandoning this over in France then, it had a nice long run as a slogan I guess.

Let's have a look

Pavel Durov, the co-founder and chief executive of the messaging service Telegram, was arrested and detained on Saturday, according to French media reports.

The Paris prosecutor's office told NPR that a statement about the matter will be issued on Monday.

Law enforcement agents reportedly arrested Durov at Le Bourget Airport outside of Paris, where he was arriving on his private jet from Azerbaijan, according to multiple French press reports.

AFP reported that an arrest warrant had been issued for Durov as a result of an investigation into whether he has failed to crack down on illegal activity including drug trafficking, the promotion of terrorism and fraud on Telegram.

The French newspaper Le Monde reported that the probe is examining whether Durov has refused to cooperate with law enforcement over issues including cyberscams and the spread of child pornography on Telegram.

The Russian Embassy in France released a statement saying it had asked French authorities for an explanation for Durov's detention and asked that his rights be protected and consular access be granted.

Durov, a 39-year-old Russian-born billionaire, is a dual citizen of France and the United Arab Emirates, where he runs Telegram, the Dubai-based messaging service with nearly 1 billion global users.

He is considered “Russia’s Mark Zuckerberg” for in 2007 founding VKontakte, Russian for “in touch,” a Facebook copycat site that became the country’s most popular social network.

In 2013, Durov and his brother, Nikolai, launched Telegram. Pavel Durov fled Russia a year later after his refusal to hand over data on Ukrainian users of VK to Russian authorities.

When Telegram first started, cryptocurrency fanatics were quick to embrace it, and the app has since risen to become one of the most popular messaging services in the world. It has emerged as a go-to place for unfiltered updates on the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

Telegram has a laissez-faire approach to moderating content, which has drawn concern from researchers, who have noted how misinformation, extremism and illicit activity, like drug sales and child pornography, often goes unmoderated.

Some experts have even suspected that Telegram might have links to the Kremlin, which Durov called “inaccurate” in an interview in March with the Financial Times, the first time the reclusive CEO has spoken to the press since 2017.

On Durov’s Instagram, he is often photographed bare-chested, showing off his muscular physique in desert landscapes or posing in infinity pools.

He is regularly seen sporting all-black outfits in an apparent nod to the character Neo from the movie The Matrix.

Content on Telegram ricochets around the web when it is shared to other social networks, where it can often be subject to the content moderation rules of other platforms. But Durov has long championed Telegram as an anything-goes service, with Durov’s supporters hailing him as a free speech hero. ______________________________

Cyberscams are everywhere, got 8 new asks in my inbox since signing out last night and 6 are cyberscams, CP is a different story if that's getting a pass then that's 100% something that needs to be fixed.

I don't use telegram so I don't know what level of moderation if any exists on there, I do know that's one of the ways people get things that normally wouldn't make their way out into the world out there which is good for real information.

[aronarchy]

The extent of Russia’s influence in Sudan goes beyond its involvement in the current war. It’s not only fueling war in Sudan but it’s the reason Russia is able to continue its war in Ukraine and other places despite being sanctioned by the West. Russia is surviving western sanctions by exploiting, smuggling gold and aiding the Sudanese Transitional Military Council (TMC) in the suppression of the pro-civilian led government movement.

In 2014, Putin was vocal about creating an economic plan to circumvent potential Western sanctions tied to the Ukraine war. By 2017, they began extending lifelines to autocrats, and unsurprisingly, former Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir joined Putin’s economic pipeline. After a meeting between the two presidents, Russian geologists and mineralogists employed by Meroe Gold arrived in Sudan.

The Russian companies, including Wagner, a private military company linked to Russia and frequently engaged in conflicts worldwide, began establishing a presence in Sudan. Notably, Wagner leader is under US sanctions, accused of meddling in the 2020 US elections. In 2020, under Trump administration, the group was sanctioned for its heavy exploitation of Sudan’s natural resources. The exploitation was so evident that they literally had to be sanctioned by Trump, which is quite surprising.

In 2019, following Al-Bashir’s overthrow, Wagner transitioned to striking deals with the Rapid Support Forces militia general, Hemeti. This militia, formerly known as Janjaweed and implicated in the Darfur genocide, received weapons and training. Wagner, in return, gained access to smuggled gold and devised plans to maintain control, ultimately contributing to today’s proxy war in Sudan.

The method of gold smuggling involved disguising it as flying cookies and concealing the smuggled gold beneath Russian cookie boxes. 🤣

In 2022, @/nimaelbagir a Sudanese journalist and CNN’s Chief International Investigative Correspondent went to a Russian owned gold mining facility in Sudan. Watch her report here ⬇️

Full report here:

In June 2022, the Darfur Bar Association (DBA) launched an investigation and confirmed Wagner mercenaries presence in South Darfur after its attack on gold miners in South Darfur. The investigation also revealed that the Transitional Military council (SAF+RSF) knew about the presence of Wagner in Sudan and in 2019 a copy of the report was actually sent to then prime minister Hamadok.

The DBA investigation also revealed how the UAE is involved in Sudan and its role in the current war. There’s also an extensive investigation report on the role of the UAE in Sudan by the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal that proves the UAE involvement in Sudan.

How are the UAE and Russia linked you might ask?

1) Most Sudanese gold passes through the United Arab Emirates. Unofficial data from the United Arab Emirates reported that over $1.7bn of Sudanese gold landed in Dubai in 2021, just under half the value of all the country’s exports. But there is little accurate data tracking it after it arrives in the UAE (arrives via Russia). Most industry exports reckon that official figures account for less than a quarter of total gold sales. Khartoum’s central bank recorded gold exports of 26.4 tonnes from January to September in 2021 but estimates over 100 tonnes would have been smuggled out during that period. (Africa Confidential)

Amdjarass, the Chadian town just across the Sudanese border, is the base from which the UAE is running an operation supposedly to help Sudanese refugees. But behind the façade of what the UAE maintains are humanitarian efforts, lies covert weapons, drones, and medical treatment to injured RSF fighters. (The Africa Report)

A U.S. Ally Promised to Send Aid to Sudan. It Sent Weapons Instead. (WSJ)

The New York Times report on how the UAE is further involved ⬇️

2) In April 2023, following the onset of the war in Sudan, the Wagner group was exposed by CNN for allegedly supplying missiles to the RSF in their conflict against the Sudanese armed forces (SAF). The arms came through the UAE under the guise of humanitarian aid for Sudanese refugees in Chad. These armaments were destined for the UAE’s local proxy, the RSF, in Sudan’s western region. In addition, CNN exposed that the shipments of surface-to-air missiles provided by Wagner were destined for the RSF via flights shuttling the hardware from Latakia, Syria, to Khadim, Libya, and then airdropped to northwestern Sudan, where the RSF enjoys a strong presence. This support from Wagner is considered a significant factor contributing to the RSF’s continuation of the war and their reported atrocities against Sudanese civilians, including killing, looting, sexual violence, and mass destruction of Sudan’s infrastructure.

The satellite images from CNN and the open-source group “All Eyes On Wagner,” provide evidence of an escalated Wagner presence at the bases of Khalifa Haftar, the leader of a Libyan militia supported by Wagner, in Libya. This heightened presence was purportedly in preparation to assist the RSF militia against the SAF.

Full report here:

3) There is evidence that the UAE has been funding Wagner in Libya to help reduce the financial burden on Russia for its Libyan operations and has been deploying these forces to prop up its ally, General Khalifa Haftar, who has been fighting the UN-recognized Government of National Accord in Tripoli. The report that the UAE is funding Wagner in Libya actually came from the US department of defense, which again is a surprise considering the close alliance of the US and the UAE.

East Africa Counterterrorism Operation, North and West Africa Counterterrorism Operation Quarterly Report to Congress, July 1, 2020‒September 30, 2020

[abiiors]

the fact they literally have sold and tonight sold the “make the 1975 political again” hats at their gigs lmfao. and the fact he called out rage against the machine for “not being actually punk-rock” by performing in malaysia, yet refuses to speak on one of the most clean-cut-easy-to-answer genocides currently going on in the world, yet he can speak on racism, trump, kanye (also funny seeing as how he went to his listening party a few days ago.), homophobia and climate change yet can’t sign the letter calling for a cease fire. you can’t make this shit lmfao

i think atp he’s just not speaking on it to be stubborn. cause he doesn’t want to give in to “woke culture” and says he’s “not educated enough” to speak on it as if he hasn’t spoken on countless issues him as a white straight man has never and will never experience. i love him but hate to see him go down such an awful, insecure, insufferable, lost path after Twigs. if he can speak on something as “complex” as the malaysia/dubai situation, why can’t he speak on this? he can’t go from sobbing on stage about how he’s sorry for all the hurt he’s done, then constantly give back in to it.

in conclusion i miss 2017-2019 matty. he seemed happier, smarter and more connected back then.

you’ve said everything really really well!!! the selling of the political merch makes it sm worse tbh

[mariacallous]

Exclusive: Iran alerted Russia to security threat before Moscow attack

DUBAI, April 1 (Reuters) - Iran tipped off Russia about the possibility of a major "terrorist operation" on its soil ahead of the concert hall massacre near Moscow last month, three sources familiar with the matter said.

In the deadliest attack inside Russia in 20 years, gunmen opened fire with automatic weapons at concertgoers on March 22 at the Crocus City Hall, killing at least 144 people in violence claimed by the Islamic State militant group.

The United States had also warned Russia in advance of a likely militant Islamist attack but Moscow, deeply distrustful of Washington's intentions, played down that intelligence.

It is harder, however, for Russia to dismiss intelligence from diplomatic ally Iran on the attack, which has also raised questions over the effectiveness of Russian security services. Moscow and Tehran, both under Western sanctions, have deepened military and other cooperation during the two-year Ukraine war.

"Days before the attack in Russia, Tehran shared information with Moscow about a possible big terrorist attack inside Russia that was acquired during interrogations of those arrested in connection with deadly bombings in Iran," one of the sources told Reuters.

Iran arrested 35 people in January, including a commander of Islamic State's Afghanistan-based branch ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K), who it said were linked to twin bombings on Jan. 3 in the city of Kerman that killed nearly 100 people.

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the Iran blasts, the bloodiest since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. U.S. intelligence sources said ISIS-K had carried out both the Jan. 3 attacks in Iran and the March 22 shootings in Moscow.

Islamic State once occupied large swathes of Iraq and Syria, imposing a reign of terror and inspiring lone wolf attacks in Western countries, but was declared territorially defeated in 2017.

However ISIS-K, one of its most fearsome branches, has raised the group's profile again with large-scale bloodshed.

ISIS-K, named after an old term for a region that encompassed parts of Iran, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, emerged in eastern Afghanistan in late 2014 and quickly established a reputation for extreme brutality.

'SIGNIFICANT OPERATION'

A second source, who also requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue, said the information Tehran provided to Moscow about an impending attack had lacked specific details regarding timing and the exact target.

"They (the members of ISIS-K) were instructed to prepare for a significant operation in Russia... One of the terrorists (arrested in Iran) said some members of the group had already travelled to Russia," the second source said.

A third source, a senior security official, said: "As Iran has been a victim of terror attacks for years, Iranian authorities fulfilled their obligation to alert Moscow based on information acquired from those arrested terrorists."

Asked about the Reuters report, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday: "I do not know anything about this."

Iran's foreign ministry did not reply to a request for comment on this story. The White House had no comment on the matter.

A source familiar with the U.S. intelligence on an impending attack in Russia said it was based on interceptions of "chatter" among ISIS-K militants.

Challenging the U.S. assertions, Russia has said it believes Ukraine was linked to the attack, without providing evidence. Kyiv has strongly denied the assertion.

TAJIK NATIONALS

The attacks in Kerman and near Moscow both involved Tajik nationals. ISIS-K has aggressively recruited from the impoverished former Soviet republic of Tajikistan, security experts say.

Sources said Iran had discussed its security concerns with Tajikistan. A diplomatic source in Tajikistan confirmed that Tehran had recently discussed with Dushanbe the issue of increased involvement of ethnic Tajiks in militant activities.

Islamic State harbours a virulent hatred for Shi'ites -- Iran's dominant sect and also the target of its affiliate's attacks in Afghanistan. The hardline Sunni Muslim group views Shi'ites as apostates.

In 2022 Islamic State claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on a Shi'ite shrine in Iran that killed 13 people. Tehran identified the attacker as a Tajik national.

Earlier attacks claimed by Islamic State include twin bombings in 2017 that targeted Iran's parliament and the tomb of the Islamic Republic's founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

[planesawesome]

The Su-35S performing at Dubai air show 2017

[calla-lefford]

Modern AU — Calla Lefford

GENERAL INFORMATION

NAME: Calla Lefford

AGE: Thirty (Born November 16th, 1993)

BORN IN: London, England

CURRENT RESIDENCE: Has a house in London, England, an apartment in Oslo, Norway, and a loft/studio in New York City.

OCCUPATION: Founder of a jewelry brand and owner of several high-end boutiques

ETHNICITY: White (English)

BACKGROUND

The Leffords are cousins to the English royal family, and as such they grew up with a certain degree of scrutiny and in the public eye, though nowhere near what their cousins endured as royals.

Calla never adhered too closely to the rules her parents set up for her, but she didn't outright break them, since she wished to continue to go through life with the money and the privilege that came with playing her part as a Lefford.

At the boarding school, Calla was known as a capricious and headstrong girl, someone who stuck closely to her clique, and as a bit of a flirt too. During her last year, there was a scandal with one of her ex-boyfriends, and leaked some intimate pictures of her. There was initial slut-shaming in the situation, but ultimately Calla managed to come on top of the situation after a few months, pushing for the tides to turn and for people to see her ex for the misogynistic pervert he was. Calla not only managed to get him expelled from the academy, but she set a precedent within the school's bounds to recognize digital violence and ensure there are consequences for those who violate sexual intimacy by distributing personal, intimate pictures or videos.

After graduation, Calla moved to New York City to study Fine Arts with a focus on jewelry. Some of her pieces were featured on the runway during New York Fashion Week in 2015 and that was when she began to gain some recognition.

Calla currently has six high-end boutiques across the world. Her first one was opened in 2016 in New York City, her second in London in 2017, her third one in Milan in 2019, her fourth in Dubai in 2021, her fifth in Tokyo in 2022, and her sixth was just opened in Paris in the spring of 2024.

Calla has consistently worked for the past years to design exquisite pieces of jewelry that have been featured in global runway shows, or have been worn by celebrities, royals, and socialites in their public appearances.

RELATIONSHIP HISTORY

There have been ex-boyfriends in the past, though none worthy of note.

Calla is currently in a relationship with Aleksander Karstark, whom she met after attending one of his fights. That day, Calla sat on the first row, catching Alek's eye, and the two chatted afterward. Sparks flew, and they began dating after that. They have been together for a couple of years now and are in a committed, happy relationship.

[usafphantom2]

United Arab Emirates allegedly seeks role in South Korea's KF-21 hunting program

Report states that the emirate could replace Indonesia in the 4.5 generation hunting program

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 09/18/2023 - 08:42am Military

The United Arab Emirates has shown interest in cooperating with South Korea in its KAI KF-21 Boramae fighter development program, potentially becoming the third member of this project.

Financial News, a South Korean daily, said in a report last week that the South Korean National Security Office received a letter from the Tawazun Economic Council of the United Arab Emirates describing Abu Dhabi's interest in direct cooperation in the development of the KF-21.

Interestingly, the report stated that the letter even suggested that Abu Dhabi could replace Indonesia's investment in the program.

Indonesia has a 20 percent stake, but has not fulfilled its financial commitments. Jakarta, which had plans to acquire up to 50 KF-21, joined the program in 2010, but then began to delay payments in 2017, reaching about $557 million in unpaid debts by July 2022. In May, Jakarta tried to alleviate concerns in Seoul by promising a new payment schedule.

The Financial News report estimates that Indonesia's unpaid contributions currently amount to about 990 billion South Korean won, about $745 million.

The reported interest of the United Arab Emirates is hardly a surprise. After all, in January, Abu Dhabi pledged to invest $30 billion in South Korean industries, including defense. In January 2022, the wealthy Arab country signed a $3.5 billion contract for South Korea's Cheongung II KM-SAM air defense missile system, the largest arms export agreement ever made to Seoul at the time.

As these multibillion-dollar investments in South Korean industries demonstrate, the United Arab Emirates would hardly have any serious difficulty in disbursing what Indonesia owes to the Boramae program. In addition, Abu Dhabi would undoubtedly be interested in co-producing the fighter, as it would help further develop its national defense industry through substantial technology transfers, which Seoul has repeatedly shown to be generous in providing to its customers.

The United Arab Emirates suspended negotiations on a historic agreement for 50 fifth-generation U.S. F-35 Lightning II stealth jets in late 2021 due to disagreements over U.S. preconditions and UAE cooperation with China.

In 2017, Abu Dhabi signed a preliminary agreement to work with Russia on the development of a next-generation unspecified fighter. In 2021, Russia exhibited a model of its planned fifth-generation Su-75 Checkmate at the Dubai Airshow.

However, analysts repeatedly noted that the UAE's involvement in such programs was more to demonstrate to the U.S. that they had other weapons options, rather than a genuine effort to acquire Russian fighters for its air force, which consists of American and French jets. And since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, cooperation with Moscow on such projects has been more unsustainable than ever.

With the F-35 agreement apparently out of the question, there are no other viable options currently available for the United Arab Emirates to buy ready-to-use fifth-generation stealth fighters. Consequently, it makes sense to join the KF-21 program, since it can guarantee the acquisition of the advanced aircraft for Abu Dhabi.

The only problem is that the first variant of the KF-21, although more stealthy than the 4.5 generation aircraft currently on the market, will feature external hardpoints instead of internal weapon compartments. Thus, although close to a fifth-generation fighter, it will still fall short of this technical classification, leading some to unofficially call it a "generation 4.75" aircraft. However, future variants may improve this deficiency.

The moment of this supposed interest of the Emirates in Boramae is also noteworthy. After all, the neighbor of the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, eagerly wishes to join the United Kingdom-Italy-Japan Global Air Combat Program (GCAP), developing the sixth-generation Tempest fighter. Riyadh would have applied for membership in August, a few weeks before the reported interest of the United Arab Emirates in KF-21.

GCAP has an ambitious schedule to reveal Tempest by 2035.

If Saudi Arabia is admitted to GCAP and the project meets its ambitious deadline, Riyadh may start acquiring sixth-generation fighters in the second half of the next decade. Such a development would give the Saudi air force a huge technological advantage over its UAE counterpart.

Although the two neighbors are not adversaries, Abu Dhabi would hardly feel comfortable with this situation of a technological gap in combat air power between them. And even if the KF-21 fails to fill this gap, it will make it less visible, especially if the South Korea-led project produces more stealthy Boramas in the future.

Source: Forbes

Tags: Military AviationUnited Arab EmiratesKAI - Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.KF-21 Boramae

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Aviation photographer and pilot since 1992, he has participated in several events and air operations, such as Cruzex, AirVenture, Daytona Airshow and FIDAE. He has work published in specialized aviation magazines in Brazil and abroad. Uses Canon equipment during his photographic work throughout the world of aviation.

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[jordanianroyals]

Unpopular opinion: Sheikh Mohammed al Maktoum is a demon, but Princess Haya should not have cheated on her bank roller. I mean, wtf did she expect to happen?

I kinda commented on this topic in 2020. I respectfully disagree with you. I mean, the marriage broke down way before that affair and Sheikh Mohammed did not care until 2019 when Haya’s interests in Sheikha Latifa’s case began to annoy him, according to the court documents,

“Whilst the father and mother had apparently not enjoyed an intimate relationship with each other for a significant period of time, their relationship remained cordial and, seemingly, mutually supportive. The mother maintained her own household in Dubai and in England, but the father was a regular visitor, spending time with her and with the children. At some stage in 2017/18 the mother embarked upon an adulterous relationship with one of her male bodyguards. Although, it seems, the father was probably aware of this for some time, matters did not come to a head until January 2019.”

I think it is also double standards to shame Haya for seeking love or relationships outside while Sheikh Mohammed has been having multiple women thorough out his life. Marrying and then divorcing quickly is just as wrong. I’m sure he also cheated on his wives too, just like many powerful men in UAE (or elsewhere basically).

[beardedmrbean]

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels likely fired an Iranian-made anti-ship cruise missile at a Norwegian-flagged tanker in the Red Sea in December, an assault that now provides a public, evidence-based link between the ongoing rebel campaign against shipping and Tehran, the U.S. military says.

A report by the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency released Wednesday linked the attack on the Strinda, which set the vessel ablaze, to Tehran, the Houthi's main backer in Yemen's nearly decadelong war. The findings correspond with those of a Norway-based insurers group that also examined debris found on the Strinda.

It comes as the Houthis continue their monthslong campaign of attacks over the Israel-Hamas war, targeting ships in the Red Sea corridor, disrupting the $1 trillion flow of goods passing through it annually while also sparking the most intense combat the U.S. Navy has seen since World War II.

Iran's mission to the United Nations, responding to questions from The Associated Press, again denied arming the Houthis despite the reports.

“We are aware that (the Houthis) have significantly developed their military capabilities relying on their very own sources,” the mission said. "The prolonged war against them is the primary factor behind the expansion of their military prowess.”

The Strinda was coming from Malaysia and was bound for the Suez Canal and then on to Italy with a cargo of palm oil when it was struck by a missile Dec. 11. The attack sparked a major fire on board that the crew later extinguished without anyone being hurt.

Debris found on board later was analyzed by the U.S. military. The DIA compared the pieces of the engine from the missile found on board to the Iranian Noor anti-ship ballistic cruise missile.

“The Iranian Tolu-4 turbojet engine, used in the Noor (missile), has unique features — including the compressor stage and stator — that are consistent with engine debris recovered from the ... Houthi attack on the M/T Strinda,” the DIA report said. A stator is the stationary portion of an engine.

Those pieces match images of a Tolu-4 engine that Iran displayed at the International Air and Space Show in Russia in 2017, the DIA said. Visually, the engines bore similarities in the photographs.

The Noor was reverse engineered by Iran from the Chinese C-802 anti-ship missile, which Iran purchased from Beijing and began testing in 1996 before transfers stopped over a U.S. pressure campaign. The Iranian version is believed to have a range of up to 170 kilometers (105 miles), with an upgraded version called the Qader having a range up to 300 kilometers (185 miles). The Houthis have a look-alike missile to the Qader called the Al-Mandeb 2 with a similar range.

The Norwegian Shipowners’ Mutual War Risks Insurance Association, known by the acronym DNK, also examined the debris following the Strinda attack. The association assessed it was “highly likely” the vessel had been hit by a C-802 or Noor anti-ship cruise missile.

Before the Houthis swept into Yemen's capital, Sanaa, in 2014, the country did not have an arsenal of C-802 missiles. As the Saudi-led coalition entered Yemen’s conflict on behalf of its exiled government in 2015, the Houthis’ arsenal was increasingly targeted. Soon — and despite Yemen having no indigenous missile manufacturing infrastructure — newer missiles made their way into rebel hands.

Iran long has denied arming the Houthis, likely because of a yearslong United Nations arms embargo on the rebels. However, the U.S. and its allies have seized multiple arms shipments bound for the rebels in Mideast waters. Weapons experts as well have tied Houthi arms seized on the battlefield back to Iran.

While the U.S. has previously accused Iran of supplying the missiles the Houthis use in their attacks at sea, Wednesday's report provided photographic evidence for the first time. The report pointed to a seizure stemming from a Jan. 11 nighttime raid of an Iranian dhow traveling near the coast of Somalia, which saw two Navy SEALs killed. The Navy seized parts related to the Noor anti-ship cruise missile, the report said.

The Houthis have launched seaborne attacks since 2016, when they hit the Emirati vessel SWIFT-1 with a missile as it sailed back and forth in the Red Sea between an Emirati troop base in Eritrea and Yemen. They also tried to attack the USS Mason, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, around the same time.

But the Houthi attacks have rapidly escalated since November over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. The rebels have targeted more than 70 vessels by firing missiles and drones in their campaign that has killed four sailors. They have seized one vessel and sank two in the time since.

The Houthis maintain that their attacks target ships linked to Israel, the United States or Britain as part of the rebels’ support for the militant group Hamas in its war against Israel. However, many of the ships attacked have little or no connection to the war — including some bound for Iran, which backs the Houthis.

“The Houthis probably have used Iran-supplied weapons to conduct more than 100 attacks against land-based targets in Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen and dozens of attacks targeting ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden,” the DIA report said.

Meanwhile early Friday, the private security firm Ambrey reported that a ship traveling in the southern Red Sea saw what appeared to be a missile splash into the sea and another explode in the air nearby.

The U.S. military's Central Command meanwhile reported that it destroyed five Houthi drone boats and two airborne drones in the Red Sea, while destroying another drone in Houthi-controlled territory.

The Houthis did not immediately acknowledge either incident, though it said U.S.-led airstrikes had targeted the Hodeida region Thursday.