# Yemen’s Houthis say they attacked Saudi oil tanker in Red Sea

https://mins.news/en/item/13907

- Reuters, 2026-08-05 09:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemens-houthis-say-they-attacked-saudi-oil-tanker-red-sea-2026-08-05/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a73017469018900011c1d2f

> Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Wednesday that it had carried out a missile strike against a Saudi oil tanker. The group said the attack took place off the coast near Yanbu, a Red Sea port city in Saudi Arabia. The statement attributed the action to the Houthis and identified the vessel as Saudi-owned. It described the incident as an attack in waters alongside the kingdom’s Red Sea coast.

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