Iran-backed Huthi terrorists claimed duty for an assault on an oil tanker within the Crimson Sea earlier this week, the most recent in a sequence of strikes prompting retaliation by Britain and the US.
Report from Breitbart:
The Houthis mentioned the vessel was British, though the US navy later mentioned it was Danish.
Huthi naval forces “performed an operation focusing on the British oil tanker Pollux within the Crimson Sea” utilizing missiles, insurgent spokesman Yahya Saree mentioned in an announcement.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed that 4 anti-ship ballistic missiles had been fired from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen between Friday afternoon and 1:00 a.m. Saturday (2200 GMT).
“A minimum of three missiles had been fired in direction of … MT Pollux, a Panamanian-flagged vessel owned by Denmark and registered in Panama,” CENTCOM mentioned in an announcement on social media.
It added that it had “efficiently performed two self-defense strikes in opposition to one cellular anti-ship cruise missile and one cellular unmanned floor vessel” in Yemen, which it mentioned “poses an imminent risk to US Navy ships and service provider vessels within the area.” .
The strike got here on the identical day Washington's designation of the Houthis as a terrorist group and accompanying sanctions took impact.
A US State Division spokesman mentioned on Friday that the vessel was capable of proceed its voyage.
The tanker “suffered minor injury” in a missile assault northwest of the Yemeni port of Mokha, safety agency Ambrey mentioned.
