Houthis
attacked a US warship and a British oil tanker, the Marlin Luanda, in the Gulf
of Aden, causing a fire to break out.
The rebel militia's recent attacks on vessels transiting the Red Sea are
reportedly in response to Israel's military operations in Gaza.
The fuel
tanker was operated on behalf of the trading firm Trafigura, and the company
confirmed that a missile struck the Marlin Luanda as it transited the Red Sea.
The tanker was carrying Russian naphtha purchased below the price cap in line
with G7 sanctions, according to the news agency Reuters.
A US warship,
the destroyer USS Carney, was also attacked while passing through the Gulf of
Aden. This incident is believed to be
the biggest confrontation at sea with Western forces in the Middle East in
decades.