Yemen’s Houthi movement on Wednesday claimed responsibility for a second attack on a Saudi oil tanker within hours, saying it targeted the vessel Daisy with a ballistic missile in the Gulf of Aden.
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said in a statement posted on X that the strike had “achieved its objective” and forced the tanker to reverse course.
He said the attack was carried out as part of the group’s self-declared maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia and what it described as a “blockade for blockade” strategy.
Earlier the same day, the Houthis also claimed to have launched multiple ballistic missiles at another Saudi oil tanker, Wafaa, in the northern Red Sea off the coast of Yanbu.
Saudi authorities had not commented on either claim at the time of publication.