Yemen’s Houthis claim attacks on Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea
Yemen’s Houthis say they carried out missile and drone strikes on two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea after declaring a maritime embargo on the kingdom.
In a statement posted on Telegram, the Houthis said that they “carried out a qualitative military operation targeting two Saudi oil tankers that violated the blockade”, naming the vessels as the Encelia and the Layla.
As we reported earlier, the UK’s Maritime Trade Operations centre said that it had received reports of a tanker being struck 70 nautical miles (130km) from Saudi Arabia’s town of Al Shuqaiq.
The Houthis announced a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia earlier this week.