An Indian-bound tanker, identified as the British-owned, Panamanian-flagged, Denmark-owned, and Panamanian-registered oil tanker Pollux, carrying crude oil was attacked with a missile in the Red Sea by Yemen's Houthi rebels, who are backed by Iran. The attack occurred amidst heightened tensions as the United States had recently designated the Houthis as a terrorist organization and imposed sanctions against them. In response to the attack, the U.S. military conducted five self-defense strikes in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. These strikes targeted three mobile anti-ship cruise missiles, one unmanned underwater vessel (UUV), and one unmanned surface vessel (USV), marking the first observed Houthi employment of a UUV. The Houthis claimed the attack was in response to the oppression of the Palestinian people and aggression by the United States and Britain. The tanker was transporting Russian oil from Novorossiysk to India. This incident marks a significant escalation in the region, with the use of unmanned underwater vessels by the Houthis being a new development in their offensive capabilities.
🇺🇸🇾🇪⚡ U.S. CENTCOM statement: • Feb. 17, CENTCOM struck three mobile anti-ship cruise missiles, one unmanned underwater vessel (UUV), and one unmanned surface vessel (USV). https://t.co/u1igrhCXgL
The war in #Gaza has expanded fears of a #region-wide escalation, which in part is already taking place as proxies aligned with #Tehran such as the #Houthis in #Yemen have been targeting commercial shipping across the #RedSea: @Shivam05S & @KabirTaneja https://t.co/ZBk5pS9QPN
The US carried out five strikes in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen https://t.co/1Xht68RXKr https://t.co/rt23IGjiiB
#Breaking: US Central Command destroys two unmanned Houthi submarines, marking the first use of this Iranian-made type by the group. https://t.co/3VQPH6HGFQ
#Yemen: Houthis used an unmanned underwater vessel (UUV) - "first observed Houthi employment of a UUV since attacks began in Oct. 23" https://t.co/IYWqI4wiza
US conducted five self-defense strikes in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, military says https://t.co/IclDBQ3VZY https://t.co/oJGJdWTpAG
In a first, the US military confirms the Houthis attempted to employ an underwater sea drone in attacks off Yemen’s coast. US strikes preemptively destroyed an anti-ship cruise missile, an unmanned surface vessel and an unmanned underwater drone in Houthi-controlled areas y’day. https://t.co/n39FEcXWds
The Houthis are now using unmanned underwater vessels to attack ships in the Red Sea, in addition to ongoing missile and drone attacks. https://t.co/TqEcGgNek0
U.S. forces destroy an underwater drone launched from the Houthis in Yemen. https://t.co/ZLv6zf4yav
Houthis Claim Another Strike on an Oil Tanker in the Red Sea https://t.co/1xKi5I1dUf
US says its forces strike unmanned surface vessel, anti-ship cruise missile near Yemen #oott https://t.co/uKglNk8V5s
US says its forces strike unmanned surface vessel, anti-ship cruise missile near Yemen https://t.co/riQU4OfhZb
The Houthis, a group of armed rebels based in #Yemen and backed by #Iran, claimed responsibility for a new missile attack on a British oil tanker amid Israel's war on Hamas in Gaza. The targeted vessel, identified by the United States as a Panamanian-flagged tanker carrying…
🇺🇸• SUMMARY of the statement issued by U.S. CENTCOM: • Four anti-ship ballistic missiles launched by AnsarAllah into the Red Sea. • Three of the missiles were launched towards commercial vessel MT Pollux, a Panamanian-flagged, Denmark-owned, Panamanian-registered vessel.… https://t.co/2Qj7tn8vGr
New video message from Ansar Allah: "Statement By the Yemeni Armed Forces Regarding the Targeting of the British Ship 'Pollux'" https://t.co/cXCHbSAMEh
Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels on Saturday claimed an attack a day earlier on an oil tanker in the Red Sea, the latest in a series of strikes which have led to retaliation by Britain and the United States. https://t.co/xheI0vsIcw
The Houthis have struck the British-owned oil tanker Pollux with a missile. The tanker was transporting Russian oil from the Russian Black Sea port city of Novorossiyskand was on its way to bring the oil to a refinery in Paradip, India. 🇷🇺🇬🇧🇾🇪🇮🇳🇮🇱 https://t.co/xRYzYSCcrm
The Yemeni Armed Forces: "In response to the injustice facing the Palestinian people, as well as the American-British aggression on Yemen, we have targeted a British oil ship in the Red Sea with a significant number of suitable naval missiles, achieving a precise and direct hit." https://t.co/4sOED18yMe
#Yemen's Houthis say they targeted oil tanker Pollux #oott https://t.co/26aBVpE4oK
Yemen's Houthis say they targeted oil tanker Pollux https://t.co/6drmgnkbjF https://t.co/cMlW9T0ITd
⚠️ YEMEN'S HOUTHIS SAY THEY TARGETED OIL TANKER POLLUX Full Story → https://t.co/rwO7Nhr6Bg
HOUTHI OFFICIAL STATEMENT “Triumphing the oppressed Palestinian people, who until this moment were subjected to aggression and siege. The naval forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces carried out a targeting operation against a British oil ship (Pollux) in the Red Sea with a large… https://t.co/2lLRZvNx4S
SCOOP: On same day State Dept sanctions kick in vs Houthis, now back on the designated terror list, Iran proxy fires 4 anti ship ballistic missiles. Clearly they are mad. U.S. also shot down 4 Houthi attack drones. If one hits US ship serious escalation will follow, I am told.
An Indian-bound tanker carrying crude oil has been attacked with a missile in the #RedSea, the U.S. state department said on Friday. #oott https://t.co/mqHBhRP4aZ
An Indian-bound tanker carrying crude oil has been attacked with a missile in the Red Sea, the US state department said on Friday. https://t.co/kAorjay4LZ