Houthis claim second Saudi tanker attack
The Houthi Ansar Allah group confirmed that it targeted two Saudi oil tankers in the Gulf of Aden, just hours after announcing an attack on another vessel off the coast of Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. Using ballistic missiles, the group struck the "Daisy" ship, forcing it to return, while directly hitting the "Wafa" tanker off the Red Sea. This comes as part of the maritime blockade campaign the group announced it has imposed on Saudi Arabia since the end of July, aimed at preventing Saudi oil ships from passing through the Red Sea, in response to Riyadh’s accusations of a blockade on Yemen, which the latter denies. This escalation heightens concerns over disruptions to trade and energy supplies through strategic waterways in the region, especially amid escalating tensions in the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
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