Houthi missile (type not stated) attack on Red Sea · 8 August 2018
A leader in the "Revolutionary Guard": We asked the Houthis to target the two Saudi oil tankers
قيادي في «الحرس الثوري»: طلبنا من الحوثيين استهداف ناقلتي النفط السعوديتين (machine translation)
- Date
- 8 August 2018 · 26 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 (3 reports in all)
- A leader in the "Revolutionary Guard": We asked the Houthis to target the two Saudi oil tankersقيادي في «الحرس الثوري»: طلبنا من الحوثيين استهداف ناقلتي النفط السعوديتين (machine translation)
“Information reported from a senior leader in the "Revolutionary Guard" revealed Iranian involvement in targeting two Saudi oil tankers in Bab al-Mandab last week. Yesterday, Iranian media relayed the Revolutionary Guard leader Brigadier General Nasser Shabani saying…”
- "Islamic Cooperation" calls for confronting Houthi piracy in the Red Sea«التعاون الإسلامي» تطالب بالتصدي لقرصنة الحوثيين في البحر الأحمر (machine translation)
“The Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen, called on the international community to move to ensure the necessary protection for international navigation in the Red Sea and to confront Houthi piracy. In his opening speech before the meeting…”