00:00Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis have claimed a missile and drone attack on two Saudi oil tankers
00:07transiting through the Red Sea while the U.S. continued strikes on Iran for the 12th consecutive
00:13night. The Iran-backed Houthi group wrote on Telegram that it had, quote, carried out a
00:18qualitative military operation targeting two Saudi oil tankers that violated the blockade,
00:25naming the vessels as the Ancelia and the Leila. Earlier, the British Naval Security Monitor,
00:31UKMTO, reported a projectile struck a tanker in the Red Sea off Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.
00:39Houthi's claim comes as the U.S. continued its strikes against targets in Iran. According to
00:45the U.S. Central Command, U.S. forces carried out strikes against multiple Iranian military targets
00:51on Wednesday night, including maritime capabilities, missile and drone storage facilities, coastal
00:58surveillance sites, and air defense assets, there are fears an effective Houthi blockade of the Red
01:03Sea would create a new front in the U.S. war with Iran, potentially requiring U.S. military intervention,
01:11something that could stretch U.S. forces' ability to help ships out of the Strait of Urmuz.
