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Nicholas Tsagourias
| May 12, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, State Responsibility, Use of Force
Can Israel Target Iran in Response to Houthi Attacks? Exploring the Threshold of “Substantial Involvement” Following the Houthi missile attack on Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday, May 4, 2025, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to retaliate not only against...
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Raul (Pete) Pedrozo
| Mar 24, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Targeting
Targeting Iranian Spy Ships On March 17, 2025, Al-Hadath, a Saudi news outlet, reported that U.S. forces in the Middle East had targeted and sunk Iran’s newest signals intelligence (SIGINT) ship, the IRINS Zagros (H313), while the spy ship was on station in the Red...
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Raul (Pete) Pedrozo
| Aug 1, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting, Use of Force
Applying the Unwilling or Unable Test: Israel Strikes Houthi Targets in Yemen On July 18, 2024, Houthi rebels conducted a drone strike in Tel Aviv, killing one person and wounding at least ten others. The attack was carried out by an Iranian Samad-3 drone that had...
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Magne Frostad
| Jun 10, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict, Use of Force
Houthi Attacks on Merchant Vessels in the Red Sea The Red Sea has seen a rise in attacks on merchant ships since 19 October 2023. Although the number of ships having been attacked differs depending on the sources used, the number has by now at the very least exceeded...
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Himanil Raina
| Apr 15, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Use of Force
Attacks on Merchant Shipping: Which State Has the Right to Respond in Self-Defence? On April 13, 2024, Iranian special forces seized the Portuguese flagged MSC Aries near the Strait of Hormuz as it sailed towards the Nhava Sheva port in India. The ship, which...
