1. The Iran-backed Houthis launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles at a U.S.-owned tanker vessel.
1. According to US Military, the missiles hit the water close to the vessel but caused zero injuries or damages, to the U.S. military.
1. The Houthis declared that they were the ones conducting the attack, alleging that their naval missiles delivered “direct hits” on the ship Chem Ranger.
1. The reasonably small chemical tanker departed from the port of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia for Kuwait.
1. The latest attacks on vessels in and around the Red Sea by Houthis, which is aligned with Iran, have hampered trade between Europe and Asia and terrified global nations.
The Houthis say that their actions are an expression of support for the Palestinians in Gaza, whom Israel has attacked.
The confrontation reportedly risks an expansion of the ongoing conflict beyond the Hamas-led Gaza, where more than 24,000 individuals, or over 1% of Gaza’s total 2.3 million population.