Houthi attack on Red Sea cargo ship kills four crew, two rescuers in Bab el-Mandeb

A Houthi attack on the Egyptian-owned cargo ship Tihamah in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait killed four crew members and two rescuers, in the first fatal Houthi attack on commercial shipping since the Iran war began. The latest attack comes at a time when shipping is already under pressure in the Strait of Hormuz due to the wider US-Iran conflict. With attacks now affecting both major maritime chokepoints, concerns are growing that prolonged instability could further disrupt global trade and energy supplies.

New Delhi: Four crew members were killed after Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group attacked a commercial cargo ship in the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Such an attack by the Houthis, feared and anticipated for some time now, raises fresh concerns over........

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