Houthis say they attacked Saudi tankers in Red Sea, threatening new chokepoint in Iran war
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Students march over U.S. and Israeli flags during a rally supporting the Houthi-imposed naval embargo against Saudi Arabia in Sana'a, Yemen, July 22. The attack on the Layla remained unconfirmed. A maritime security source said Encelia had transmitted a distress call, reporting it had been struck by a missile near the Saudi port of Jizan in the Red Sea late on Wednesday.Millions of barrels per day of Saudi oil have been heading to the kingdom's Red Sea port of Yanbu to avoid the Strait of Hormuz.
- ▪Students march over U.S. and Israeli flags during a rally supporting the Houthi-imposed naval embargo against Saudi Arabia in Sana'a, Yemen, July 22.
- ▪The attack on the Layla remained unconfirmed.
- ▪A maritime security source said Encelia had transmitted a distress call, reporting it had been struck by a missile near the Saudi port of Jizan in the Red Sea late on Wednesday.Millions of barrels per day of Saudi oil have been heading to t
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Students march over U.S. and Israeli flags during a rally supporting the Houthi-imposed naval embargo against Saudi Arabia in Sana'a, Yemen, July 22. EPA-YonhapCAIRO — The Iranian-aligned Houthis said on Thursday they struck two Saudi oil tankers as part of a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, threatening to create a second chokepoint on global oil supplies alongside Iran's near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz.Meanwhile the U.S. military completed a new round of strikes on Iran at President Donald Trump's direction, marking a 12th successive night of American attacks and prompting further Iranian retaliation.Iran said it attacked U.S. missile systems, weapons and fuel storages in Jordan, as well as U.S.
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