Attacks on oil tanker in the Red Sea

A Greek-flagged oil tanker traveling through the Red Sea came under repeated attack today in an assault suspected to have been carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. There were few details about the attack, and the Houthis did not immediately claim responsibility, but it appeared to be the latest in the group’s months-long campaign targeting commercial and military ships in response to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. Host Marco Werman speaks with Abdulghani Al-Iryani, senior researcher at the Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies in Yemen, about the ongoing maritime attack campaign and how it is perceived inside Yemen.

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