There’s been another report of Iran-backed Houthis from Yemen launching missile attacks on foreign vessels in the Red Sea. They’ve been less frequent recently, but the provocations certainly have not stopped, as we saw in Nov. 2023.
Background: BREAKING. US Navy Rescues Hijacked Israeli-Managed Oil Tanker and Captures Houthi Pirates
via the Hill:
The latest attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Red Sea struck a Greek-owned and operated oil tanker with a ballistic missile early Saturday, according to U.S. officials.
The Iranian-backed group hit the oil tanker Wind at around 1 a.m. local time, with one anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM). Wind, a Panamanian-flagged ship, was most recently docked in Russia and was on its way to China.
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The officials said the tanker crew was able to restore steering and propulsion. There were no casualties and the ship “resumed its course under…
