Houthis claim strike on Saudi tanker in latest Red Sea escalation
- Yemen's Houthis said on Monday that their forces hit a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea with a ballistic missile, as the Iran-backed group continues to pursue a maritime blockade of the Bab el-Mandeb strait, another crucial artery for global shipping.
- "The strike was accurate and direct, resulting in a fire breaking out aboard the vessel and causing a number of other ships that were present in the target area to flee," the Houthis said in a statement.
- "This targeting comes as part of the implementation of the Armed Forces' decision to ban maritime navigation by the Saudi enemy.
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- Yemen's Houthis said on Monday that their forces hit a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea with a ballistic missile, as the Iran-backed group continues to pursue a maritime blockade of the Bab el-Mandeb strait, another crucial artery for global shipping.
- "The strike was accurate and direct, resulting in a fire breaking out aboard the vessel and causing a number of other ships that were present in the target area to flee," the Houthis said in a statement.
- "This targeting comes as part of the implementation of the Armed Forces' decision to ban maritime navigation by the Saudi enemy.
Sources: Euronews