Yemen’s Houthi group claimed Wednesday that it struck the Saudi oil tanker Wafaa with several ballistic missiles in the northern Red Sea off the coast of Yanbu, Anadolu reports.
The group’s military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, said in a statement on X that the missiles hit the tanker “accurately.”
Saree said the attack was part of what the group calls its maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia and its “blockade for blockade” strategy.
The attack brought to eight the number of Saudi oil tankers targeted by the group since the blockade began July 22, he said.
Saree also claimed that 29 Saudi oil tankers had either been prevented from passing through the Red Sea and Arabian Sea or forced to turn back.
