2024-01-13 12:35:00
The armed men supported by Iran almost hit a tanker carrying Russian oil off Yemen – because they thought it was a ship connected to Britain • Estimates: the intelligence held by the Houthis on the ships is old and not updated • The Houthis’ spokesperson on the American attack: “They were not significant, there will be a strong and effective response”
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Houthi militants mistakenly attacked a tanker carrying Russian oil yesterday (Friday) in a missile attack off the coast of Yemen, even though they tried to hit a British ship – this was updated by the British maritime security company Embry.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Photo: Reuters
According to Britain’s Maritime Trade Operations Organization, a report was received of a missile being fired about 150 km southeast of the port city of Aden in Yemen. However, it landed in the water only about 500 meters away and there were no casualties.
According to the Embry report, this is the second time that the Houthis have inadvertently attacked a Russian-owned oil tanker. The sequence of events illustrates that the intelligence on the tankers and their identity in the hands of the Houthis is outdated and out of date. The tanker that was attacked yesterday carried the flag of Panama, and according to the British, the Houthis They believed that it was a British tanker, based on the information they had. “For five months there has been no record in the public databases of a connection between the tanker and Britain,” the report states.
The Houthis claim: there was no damage or casualties in the American attacks Photo: Reuters The Houthis on the American attacks: “There will be a strong and effective response”
After the Houthi targets were attacked by the US in the last two days, the Houthi spokesman gave an interview to the Reuters news agency, and stated that the American attacks were “ineffective”. He was not seriously injured and he pledged that there would be a “strong and effective response”.
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