Houthis Escalate Red Sea Campaign, Claim Eighth Saudi Tanker Attack

The Houthis on Wednesday claimed responsibility for another attack on a Saudi oil tanker, while UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) issued a fresh warning about a separate explosion near a tanker in the Gulf of Aden and confirmed new details about the sinking of an Indian cargo vessel on Tuesday.

In a statement released on X Wednesday morning, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the group struck the Saudi tanker Wafa in the northern Red Sea off Yanbu with “a number of ballistic missiles.”

The Houthis claimed the attack was part of their self-declared maritime blockade against Saudi Arabia, saying Wafa was the