Houthi missile (type not stated) attack on Red Sea · 25 July 2018
Economic / Aramco: Two tankers were attacked by the Iranian-backed terrorist Houthi militia in the Red Sea
اقتصادي / أرامكو: تعرض ناقلتين لهجوم من قبل ميليشيات الحوثي الإرهابية في البحر الأحمر (machine translation)
- Date
- 25 July 2018 · 12 Dhu al-Qa'dah 1439 AH
- Place
- Red Sea
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Missile (type not stated)
- Outcome
- Struck target
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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Sources (11 reports in all)
- General / Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": A terrorist (Iranian-Houthi) attack targeting freedom of maritime navigation and global trade in the Red Sea that nearly caused an environmental disasterعام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف " تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن ": هجوم إرهابي (حوثي إيراني) يستهدف حرية الملاحة البحرية والتجارة العالمية بالبحر الأحمر وكاد أن يتسبب بكارثة بيئية (machine translation)
“Riyadh 12 Dhu al-Qi'dah 1439 AH corresponding to 25 July 2018 AD SPA The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen" Colonel Staff Turki al-Maliki stated that at exactly a quarter past one (0115) in the morning of this day one of…”
- Economic / Engineer Al-Falih: The Kingdom will suspend all crude oil shipments passing through the Bab al-Mandab Straitاقتصادي / المهندس الفالح: المملكة ستعلّق جميع شحنات النفط الخام التي تمر عبر مضيق باب المندب (machine translation)
“Riyadh 12 Dhu al-Qi'dah 1439 AH corresponding to 25 July 2018 AD SPA His Excellency the Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Engineer Khalid bin Abdulaziz al-Falih announced that, according to what was stated by the official spokesman for "the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen," two tankers were subjected…”
- Economic / Aramco: Two tankers were attacked by the Iranian-backed terrorist Houthi militia in the Red Seaاقتصادي / أرامكو: تعرض ناقلتين لهجوم من قبل ميليشيات الحوثي الإرهابية في البحر الأحمر (machine translation)
“Dhahran 12 Dhu al-Qi'dah 1439 AH corresponding to 25 July 2018 AD SPA Based on what was stated by His Excellency the Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Engineer Khalid bin Abdulaziz al-Falih, a short while ago Saudi Aramco clarifies that two crude oil tankers…”
- Breaking: Coalition: An attempted Iranian-Houthi terrorist attack on a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Seaعاجل | #التحالف: محاولة هجوم إرهابي حوثي إيراني على ناقلة نفط سعودية في #البحر_الأحمر #الإخبارية (machine translation)
“Breaking: Coalition: An attempted Iranian-Houthi terrorist attack on a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea”
- Militia attack on Saudi tanker sparks environmental warning
“- The militia almost caused an environmental disaster, the coalition said - The Houthis have carried out several attempted attacks on vessels in the Red Sea JEDDAH: A Houthi rebel attack on a Saudi oil tanker off…”
- Houthis target a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Seaالحوثيون يستهدفون ناقلة نفط سعودية بالبحر الأحمر (machine translation)
“The Arab Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen announced today (Wednesday) that the Iran-backed Houthi militias targeted a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea, causing minor damage to it. The Coalition said that "there is an attempt at a terrorist attack (Houthi-…”
- Houthi attack causes {minor damage} to a Saudi oil tankerهجوم حوثي يلحق {أضراراً خفيفة} بناقلة نفط سعودية (machine translation)
“One of the Saudi oil tankers was subjected yesterday morning to an "Iranian Houthi" attack in international waters west of the port of Hodeidah, which is under the control of the terrorist Houthi militia affiliated with Iran, but the attack attempt failed due to the intervention of naval forces…”
- Saudi Arabia: The Security Council's laxity allowed Iran to arm the Houthisالسعودية: تراخي مجلس الأمن سمح لإيران بتسليح الحوثيين (machine translation)
“Saudi Arabia expressed regret over the international Security Council's laxity, at a time when a Western source told Asharq Al-Awsat that the UN envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, will announce next Thursday the date for the start of Yemeni settlement consultations during a briefing to the Security Council.…”
- Houthi attack halts Saudi oil shipments in Bab al-Mandabهجوم حوثي يوقف شحنات النفط السعودية بباب المندب (machine translation)
“Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said that his country decided to suspend all oil shipments through Bab al-Mandab with immediate effect, after two Saudi oil tankers were subjected to missile bombardment yesterday, Wednesday, by the Houthi group in Bab al-Mandab in the Red Sea, and the Houthis mentioned…”
- Saudi oil fields attacked: Zooming out on region’s conflict with Iran
“Attack on Saudi oil fields: Mapping a broader view The Saudi oil fields strike claimed by Shiite Houthis is best understood as part of a conflict with Iran involving actors across the region. As headlines made clear,…”