Houthis say attacked Saudi tanker
Hundreds of armed protesters brandish their weapons, placards and flags during a demonstration against the Saudi-led coalition in Sanaa on July 31, 2026. (AFP)
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said on Aug. 5 that they attacked a Saudi oil tanker off Yanbu, in the Red Sea, as the rebels pressed on with their declared maritime blockade of the kingdom.
This was the eighth Saudi oil tanker targeted since the start of the blockade on July 22, a Houthi military spokesman said.
The group “successfully targeted the Saudi oil tanker ‘Wafa’ in the northern Red Sea, off the coast of Yanbu, with a number of ballistic missiles,” Yahya Saree said in a video statement.
