The Facts

• 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 Iran-backed Houthis released a video in which they chanted their motto, "God is the greatest; death to America; death to Israel; curse the Jews; victory to Islam," as the bombs exploded on the oil tanker.

• 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.On August 21, the Houthis attacked the tanker Sounion, carrying 1 million barrels of oil, with small arms fire, missiles, and a drone boat, forcing the crew to evacuate the ship. A French destroyer rescued the crew and brought them to Djibouti.