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British Royal Navy confirms attack in the Red Sea, explosions inland
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https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-777623
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
The group targeted the tanker with a rocket after the crew refused to respond to all warnings, Houthi military spokesperson Yehia Sareea said in a televised statement.
US defense officials claimed that a land-based cruise missile fired from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen was responsible for the damage, as well as confirming that a US Navy ship had arrived to render support.
The attack on the tanker STRINDA took place about 60 nautical miles (111km) north of the Bab al-Mandab Strait connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden at about 2100 GMT, a US official told Reuters.
“There were no US ships in the vicinity at the time of the attack, but the (U.S. Navy destroyer) USS MASON responded to the M/T STRINDA’s mayday call and is currently rendering assistance,” the U.S. military’s Central Command, which oversees American forces in the Middle East, said in a statement posted on social media platform X.
White House National Security Adviser Jon Finer directly accused Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of providing weaponry and intelligence to the Houthis.
They also reported that a Saudi Military delegation had been met in Mokha by a member of the Presidential Leadership Council with the purpose of increasing Yemen’s maritime security.
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