Tanker Carrying Russian Oil to China Attacked by Houthi Sea Drone
NewsweekJUL 20 2024
On Thursday, Yemen's Houthi rebels posted footage of their fighters boarding and placing explosives on the Greek-flagged tanker Sounion, threatening the Red Sea with an oil leak. The Houthis continuously targeted the ship, forcing its abandonment.
As the bombs explode on the oil tanker, the Houthis, who receive support from Iran, chant their motto on the video: "God is the greatest; death to America; death to Israel; curse the Jews; victory to Islam."
The attack on the oil tanker marked the Houthis' most significant strike in weeks in their effort to disrupt the $1 trillion in goods that flow across the Red Sea each year during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.