Fresh concerns over global oil supplies resurfaced on Wednesday after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement claimed responsibility for a missile attack on a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea, highlighting the growing threat to one of the world’s key energy shipping corridors.
The Houthis said the Saudi-flagged oil tanker NCC GHAZAL was targeted after allegedly violating the group’s maritime blockade on Saudi shipping through the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which was announced last week.
“The Yemeni armed forces carried out a military operation targeting the Saudi oil tanker (NCC GHAZAL) for violating the maritime navigation ban imposed on the Saudi enemy and for refusing warning calls, using a number of ballistic missiles,” Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said in a statement posted on X.
According to the Houthis, the tanker was forced to retreat after the attack.
The latest strike comes as shipping companies continue to reassess
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