Will Houthi attacks on Saudi ships hurt India | Explained
Reports said that the Houthis carried out drone and missile attacks on the two tankers. Encelia sent out an SOS saying it was hit by a missile near the Saudi port of Jizan. Houthi attack on Saudi tankers drives Brent past $100 per barrel, stresses India’s crude routesWhy attack Saudi ships?The Yemen-based militants, aligned with and armed by Iran, control areas near the strait.
- ▪Reports said that the Houthis carried out drone and missile attacks on the two tankers.
- ▪Encelia sent out an SOS saying it was hit by a missile near the Saudi port of Jizan.
- ▪Houthi attack on Saudi tankers drives Brent past $100 per barrel, stresses India’s crude routesWhy attack Saudi ships?The Yemen-based militants, aligned with and armed by Iran, control areas near the strait.
The Hindu — Top publishes from India and files mainly under world. We currently carry 6,556 of its stories.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
The story so far: On Thursday (July 23, 2026), oil prices climbed above $100 a barrel, the highest in nearly two months, after the Houthis in Yemen said they had attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea.The strikes, which the Houthis said were part of a “naval blockade” on Saudi Arabia, threaten to block another vital chokepoint, the Bab el-Mandeb, in the global oil trade after the Strait of Hormuz. Houthis strike tankers in Red Sea; first since Saudi-linked shipping blockade via Bab el-MandebWhile Al Masirah, the official television channel run by the Houthis, said that the ships Encelia and Layla were hit early on Thursday (July 23, 2026), the Saudi Press Agency said Encelia was indeed struck, but the attack on Layla was unconfirmed.
…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at The Hindu — Top.
Discussion
0 commentsMore from The Hindu — Top
