RED SEA — An attack attributed to Iran-backed Houthi rebels killed six people aboard a cargo vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Tuesday, marking the first reported fatalities involving Red Sea commercial shipping attacks in more than a year. The incident came as U.S. forces separately struck a container ship in the Gulf of Oman, intensifying concerns over maritime security across two vital waterways.
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Houthis Target Saudi Refinery Days After New Defence Pact
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement said it attacked Saudi Aramco’s Jazan refinery with a drone on Sunday, August 9, two days after Saudi Arabia signed a defence pact with Turkey and Pakistan amid heightened regional tensions linked to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
Proposed Hormuz Deal Could Give Iran Greater Control Over Gulf Shipping as Negotiations Continue
A proposed agreement being discussed between Iran and Oman could hand Tehran a significant role in overseeing ships entering the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a senior Iranian source and two regional officials familiar with the negotiations. If implemented, the arrangement would mark one of the most consequential changes to the management of one of the world’s busiest energy trade routes, although officials involved in the talks cautioned that key issues remain unresolved and that no final agreement has yet been reached.
India Condemns Attack on Indian-Flagged Vessel in Red Sea; All 14 Crew Members Rescued Safely
India has strongly condemned the attack on the Indian-flagged commercial vessel MSV Faize Noore Oliya after it was struck by a projectile in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, leading to the vessel’s sinking. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed that all 14 crew members on board, including 13 Indian nationals, were rescued safely by the Yemeni Coast Guard.
Houthis seek Iran-style control of Red Sea shipping through Bab al-Mandeb, Yemen warns
Yemen’s internationally recognised government has warned that the Houthi movement is seeking to replicate Iran’s strategy in the Strait of Hormuz by gaining control over shipping flows through the Red Sea’s Bab al-Mandeb Strait. The warning was issued by Yemen’s foreign minister-designate Afrah al-Zouba in Riyadh as tensions between the Houthis, Saudi Arabia and the internationally recognised Yemeni government continue to escalate.
Drone Strike Near Suez Canal Raises New Security Threat as US-Iran War Widens
A drone strike that set fire to two vessels at Egypt’s Mediterranean port of Damietta has raised fresh concerns over shipping security around the Suez Canal as the widening U.S.-Iran conflict threatens to pull more countries and strategic waterways into the war.