Yemen’s Houthis said they fired ballistic missiles at a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea, stepping up enforcement of a newly declared maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia.
Maritime Blockade
The Iran-aligned group’s military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, said the vessel had breached the blockade, ignored warning calls and was forced to change course.
The Houthis said on July 20 they would impose a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea in response to what they described as a Saudi siege on Yemen, an allegation Riyadh has denied.
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said it carried out strikes on Houthi military sites in Yemen’s Hodeidah governorate on Friday, saying the sites were used to threaten commercial shipping.
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