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Houthis Resume Red Sea Shipping Attacks, Say They Targeted Two Saudi Oil Tankers

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Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea resumed on Thursday, with the group saying it had targeted two Saudi oil tankers and prompting condemnation from the UN’s Yemen envoy, the International Maritime Organization and the UK.

UN envoy Hans Grundberg said he was alarmed by the renewed disruption to Red Sea navigation, though he said a negotiated political settlement remained possible. IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez called the latest attacks on international shipping indefensible and warned of risks to seafarers, global supply chains and potential pollution, while the UK said the attacks endangered lives and seriously violated international law.

From the sources (25 posts)

@me_observer_

⚡️⭕️ Two Saudi crude oil tankers in the Red Sea have reversed course toward the Suez Canal, reportedly in line with an Ansarallah order following its declared naval blockade of Saudi Arabia. Reuters and Al-Alam both confirm the tankers' div

@me_observer_

⚡️ Reuters: Shipping companies receive messages from Sanaa warning them against loading or unloading goods in Saudi ports. • Saudi crude oil exports reach their lowest level after the Yemeni blockade was imposed on them.

@gbrew24

Two tankers laden with Saudi oil have u-turned in the Red Sea, rather than go through the Bab al Mandeb. Interestingly, one of them is Chinese-chartered (UNIPEC). It has generally been understand that the Houthis are less likely to attack

@amena__bakr

Two vessels have u-turned in the Red Sea following Houthi threats. #OOTT

@hfi_research

RT @MerruX: Reuters is claiming 2 tankers have turned around in the red sea now headed towards Suez after Houthis declare blockade on Saudi…

@staunovo

Two tankers carrying Saudi crude make U-turns in Red Sea after Houthi warning #oott

@macroedgeres

Two oil tankers laden with Saudi crude reportedly make U-turns in Red Sea, head for Suez #MacroEdge

@ajenglish

Two ⁠oil ⁠tankers which loaded Saudi crude for China ⁠and India made ⁠U-turns in the Red Sea and headed toward ‌the Suez following a warning from Yemen’s Houthi militia. 🔴 LIVE updates:

@endgameww3

RT @AJENews: BREAKING: Two tankers carrying Saudi crude make U-turns in Red Sea after Houthi warning 🔴 LIVE updates:

@me_observer_

⚡️ The number of ships changing course in the Red Sea rises to 4 • 13:35 — Latest on Yemen's declaration of a Saudi blockade: 🔴 Reuters claims that after the Houthis announced a naval blockade of Saudi Arabia, two oil tankers in the Red Sea

@joshyoung

Evidence is emerging of Bab al-Mandab closure. Bullish oil.

@ajenglish

RT @AJENews: BREAKING: Two tankers carrying Saudi crude make U-turns in Red Sea after Houthi warning 🔴 LIVE updates:

@ajenews

BREAKING: Two tankers carrying Saudi crude make U-turns in Red Sea after Houthi warning 🔴 LIVE updates:

@oilheadlinenews

🚨 Two oil tankers laden with Saudi crude make U-turns in Red Sea, head for Suez.

@trtworld

Houthis say shipping companies should not load or discharge cargo at Saudi Arabian ports, and such activity may result in being targeted "in any location"

@iranintl_en

Vessels transited the Red Sea's Bab el-Mandeb Strait from Monday evening into Tuesday morning, MarineTraffic animation showed, following an announcement by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis of a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia. The Saudi-led coal

@anasalhajji

🚨 It’s happening! A COSCO VLCC fully laden with 2 million barrels of Saudi crude just made a sharp U-turn. Oil prices are rising

@javierblas

MAP OF THE DAY: Starting to see some oil tankers either U-turning or slowing down on their approach to the Bab El-Mandeb Strait (near Yemen). First sign that the Houthi treat is having an impact -- HOWEVER, many otherS are still going ahead

@iranintl_en

Two oil tankers carrying Saudi crude to China and India headed toward the Suez Canal made U-turns in the Red Sea on Tuesday following a warning from Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis, Reuters reported, citing LSEG shipping data.

@staunovo

RT @nikospoth: Following the Houthis' "maritime embargo" announcement against Saudi Arabia, here's ship traffic via the Bab el-Mandeb over…

@clashreport

NEW: Two oil tankers laden with Saudi crude make U-turns in Red Sea, head for Suez.

@ajenglish

RT @AJENews: BREAKING: Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group has warned shipping companies that they “should not load or discharge cargo” at Sa…

@ajenews

BREAKING: Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group has warned shipping companies that they “should not load or discharge cargo” at Saudi ports, saying such activity may result in vessels being targeted “in any location”, Reuters reports. 🔴 More o

@polymarketintel

Houthis warn vessels to and from Saudi ports may be "subject to targeting in any location."

@iranintl_en

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis warned shipping companies on Monday against loading or discharging cargo at Saudi ports, saying vessels that do so could be targeted anywhere within the group’s operational reach, according to an email seen by Re

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