Yemen’s transportation ministry, part of the Saudi-backed, internationally recognised government, accused the Iran-backed Houthis of carrying out the attack by using a boat laden with explosives, Reuters news agency reported. The group have not commented on the incident. The Houthis announced what it called a blockade on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea ports on 20 July.
CAIRO — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said Saturday they fired missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia in response to Saudi airstrikes on the strategic Red Sea city of Hodeida, in an escalation over vital shipping lanes in the Middle East as the United States and Iran compete for control of the Strait of Hormuz. Brig.
Speaking to the BBC, three Puntland security officials separately identified the ship seized on Friday as a tanker truck called the MT Asana. They added that he was captured by seven armed men who had left a remote area near the Puntland port city of Garacad before heading to the Gulf of Aden. The MT