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Houthis claim strike on Saudi tanker in latest Red Sea escalation

The missile struck a tanker 63 nautical miles west of Yanbu, setting it ablaze, in the latest strike under the Houthis' announced blockade of Saudi Arabia, threatening its ability to export millions of barrels of crude oil per day.

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00:02Yemen's Houthi rebels said on Monday that they hit a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea.
00:08The attack occurred 63 nautical miles west of the Red Sea city of Yanbu.
00:14The United Kingdom maritime trade organization said no casualties have been reported.
00:18With respect of Allah and approval, the Yemeni military forces were forced to attack Amzane's gas station,
00:27the following to the Saudi Saudi-Sahun's Red Sea, in front of the Red Sea,
00:32and that with a ballistic gun and a minute and a minute and a minute.
00:39Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have attacked Saudi tankers in recent weeks
00:45as they pursue a maritime blockade of the Babelman Depth Strait.
00:49Riyadh has since launched airstrikes and Houthi military positions and infrastructure.
00:54The Babelman Depth Strait, which connects the Southern Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean,
01:00carries roughly 12% of global maritime trade.
01:03Riyadh announced last month a new multinational maritime defense coalition
01:07with 14 countries to protect Red Sea shipping.
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