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Yemen’s Houthis attack Saudi tanker as US launches more Iran strikes
With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed because of Iranian attacks, Saudi Arabia has used its east-west oil pipeline to increase exports via the Red Sea in recent months.
The coast of Bab el-Mandeb (file image) According to BBC Verify, data from MarineTraffic shows Encelia departed the Saudi port of Yanbu on Monday and sailed south, briefly pausing close to the port of Jeddah before continuing towards the Bab al-Mandab Strait, the narrow waterway off Yemen's south-western coast that connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.
Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi movement has said its forces attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea that "violated" its blockade of Saudi ports, as the US carried out a 12th consecutive night of strikes on Iran.
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