Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked two crude oil tankers in the Red Sea on Monday, the U.S. military said, in a 'reckless acts of terrorism'.
Tankers located in the waters near Ceuta, Spain are transferring crude oil from Russia to reach the Asian markets in spite of Western sanctions. Yemen 's Iran -backed Houthi rebels attacked two crude oil tankers — the Saudi-flagged Amjad and the Panama -flagged Blue Lagoon I — in the Red Sea on Monday, the U.S. military said, calling the assaults "reckless acts of terrorism".
The U.S. Central Command said the Houthis attacked the two tankers with two ballistic missiles and a one-way attack uncrewed aerial system, hitting both vessels. Two sources told Reuters earlier that the ships were sailing near each other when they were hit but were able to continue their voyages with no major damage assessed or any casualties.The Amjad's owner, Saudi national shipping group Bahri, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The supertanker has a maximum capacity of 2 million barrels.
The Houthis first launched aerial drone and missile strikes on the waterway in November. They say they are acting in solidarity with Palestinians under assault in Israel's war on Gaza that has killed tens of thousands, flattened most of the enclave and caused a humanitarian crisis following Palestinian Islamist group Hamas' deadly Oct. 7 attack.
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