# Houthis claim strike on Saudi tanker in latest Red Sea escalation

https://mins.news/en/video/30875

- euronews, 2026-08-24 18:35 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO5P6x2gve0

> The Houthis claim a missile hit a tanker 63 nautical miles west of Yanbu and set it ablaze. The incident is the latest strike under their announced blockade of Saudi Arabia, threatening the kingdom’s ability to export millions of barrels of crude oil each day.

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