Two incidents have been reported in the Red Sea.
– The UK Maritime Trade Operations centre said a ship was targeted 70 nautical miles (130km) off the Saudi coast, causing a fire on board. There is no mention of casualties among the crew.
The Houthis, meanwhile, claimed a major operation against two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea. One is called “Encelia”, and the other is called “Layla”.
– The Houthis said they targeted those two tankers with a number of cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and drones at the same time, causing huge balls of fire on board those ships, and devastation, of course.
– The Houthis framed the attack as part of a tit-for-tat campaign against Saudi Arabia. They’re calling it a “siege-for-siege”. They said it has been 12 years since Saudi Arabia has been imposing a siege on the Yemeni people, and that it is now time for Yemen and the Houthis to respond in kind.
– This causes a major disruption to supply lines – this time, not in the Strait of Hormuz, but in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, another key route for global energy supplies.
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