Strategic sea trade routes near Yemen under threats from Houthi militias

By Hani al-Sufayan, Al Arabiya
Strategic sea trade routes near Yemen have come under increasing threats after Houthi militias attacked an oil tanker on Wednesday in the latest flare-up in an area through which much of the world’s oil passes.

Al Arabiya correspondent reported that militias fired rocket-propelled grenades at the tanker before breaking off their assault on the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker MT MUSKIE in the southern Bab al-Mandab Strait. The tanker is 70,362 tons deadweight.

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Source: https://english.alarabiya.net/

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