Houthi attack on small cargo ship in Red Sea kills three crew members: Reuters
The vessel was carrying food supplies and was hit three times, with rescuers also coming under fire as shipping through the strait remains under threat.
- On Tuesday, three crew members were killed in a suspected attack by Iran-backed Houthis on a cargo vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait, marking the first fatalities in a Houthi strike on shipping since the Iran war began on February 28.
- The Houthis declared a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea on July 20, prompting shipping traffic through the strait and Red Sea to fall by more than 50% from preblockade levels.
- Two Pakistanis and one Indonesian person died aboard the Egyptian-owned Tihamah, which departed the Yemeni government-held port of Mokha on Saturday and struck an unknown projectile near Perim Island.
- The Panama-flagged container ship Vela Nova was struck by a missile off Pakistan on Tuesday in a suspected U.S. attack; The Wall Street Journal reported the vessel was hit by a Hellfire missile after evading a U.S. blockade.
- Maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz plummeted to just six vessels on Monday from prewar levels of 130 to 140, while Red Sea shipping remains down more than 50%, reflecting widening regional instability.
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The Iran-backed Houthi insurgents of Yemen claimed responsibility for a murderous “double tap” strike on a ship in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Tuesday, using three ballistic missiles to set the ship on fire — and then launching another missile in a deliberate attack on rescue teams, killing at least six people. The post Iran-Backed Houthi Terrorists Launch Missile and Drone Attacks in Red Sea appeared first on Breitbart.
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