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Houthis Strike Three Saudi Tankers in Two Days - Report

© AP Photo / Hani MohammedArmed Houthi fighters attend the funeral procession of Houthi rebel fighters who were killed in recent fighting with forces of Yemen's internationally recognized government, in Sanaa, Yemen
Armed Houthi fighters attend the funeral procession of Houthi rebel fighters who were killed in recent fighting with forces of Yemen's internationally recognized government, in Sanaa, Yemen - Sputnik International, 1920, 27.07.2026
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DOHA (Sputnik) - The military of Ansar Allah (the Houthis), the Shiite movement that rules northern Yemen, has struck three Saudi oil tankers in the past two days, a Yemeni source told the Lebanese broadcaster Al Mayadeen.
"Over the past 48 hours, the Yemeni armed forces have struck three Saudi oil tankers," the source said.
He noted that 16 Saudi vessels had turned back, being unable to transit the Houthi-controlled Bab al-Mandab Strait in the past six days, beginning on July 20.
"Since Yemen imposed the blockade, not a single Saudi oil tanker has passed through the Strait in either direction," the source added.
 Qatari liquid natural gas (LNG) tanker ship being loaded up with LNG at Raslaffans Sea Port, northern Qatar - Sputnik International, 1920, 24.07.2026
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According to the source, the ban on Saudi shipping, imposed on July 20, remains in effect.
Earlier, the Houthis announced that they were imposing a naval blockade on the neighboring kingdom in response to their control of Yemen's airspace for 12 years and that Sanaa airport had been shelled as an Iranian plane carrying a Houthi delegation had been landing.
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