{"id":1400518,"date":"2022-03-25T13:31:18","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T17:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1400518"},"modified":"2022-03-25T13:31:21","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T17:31:21","slug":"gulf-states-accuse-houthis-of-targeting-oil-tankers-to-intensify-fuel-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gulf-states-accuse-houthis-of-targeting-oil-tankers-to-intensify-fuel-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Gulf States Accuse Houthis of Targeting Oil Tankers to Intensify Fuel Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgulf-states-accuse-houthis-of-targeting-oil-tankers-to-intensify-fuel-crisis%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1400518&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\"><span>The Saudi-led coalition of Gulf Arab states fighting the Iran-backed Houthi insurgency in Yemen accused the Houthis on Wednesday of targeting oil tankers with explosive-laden boats in an effort to make the worldwide fuel crisis even worse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Saudi military alliance, which calls itself the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saudiembassy.net\/news\/coalition-restore-legitimacy-yemen-prison-was-not-targeted-sa%E2%80%99dah-will-present-all-facts-and\"><span>Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen<\/span><\/a><span>, said on Wednesday it was able to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/english.aawsat.com\/home\/article\/3550561\/arab-coalition-foils-houthi-plan-target-oil-tankers-red-sea\"><span>intercept and destroy<\/span><\/a><span> two Houthi bomb boats.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>It claimed the Houthis launched the boats from the vicinity of the port city Hodeidah before they could <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurasiareview.com\/23032022-saudi-coalition-foils-houthi-attack-on-oil-tankers\/\"><span>attack<\/span><\/a><span> oil tankers passing through the Bab al-Mandab Strait.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe terrorist, Iran-backed Houthi militia escalated its hostile, cross-border attacks towards the Kingdom last night and earlier this morning, targeting civilian objects and economic installations in a deliberate, systematic manner,\u201d coalition spokesman Brig. Gen. Turki al-Maliki said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The coalition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/2049196\/saudi-arabia\">released<\/a> video of the attacks:<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u062a\u062d\u0627\u0644\u0641<\/a> \u064a\u0646\u0634\u0631 \u0641\u064a\u062f\u064a\u0648 \u0644\u062a\u062f\u0645\u064a\u0631 \u0632\u0648\u0631\u0642\u064a\u0646 \u0645\u0641\u062e\u062e\u064a\u0646 \u0648\u0625\u062d\u0628\u0627\u0637 \u0639\u0645\u0644\u064a\u0629 \u0647\u062c\u0648\u0645 \u062c\u0646\u0648\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u062d\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062d\u0645\u0631.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0648\u0627\u0633_\u0639\u0627\u0645<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B5rHgzfhxn\">pic.twitter.com\/B5rHgzfhxn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0648\u0627\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0645 (@SPAregions) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SPAregions\/status\/1506619943562973186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The government of Bahrain <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/2049196\/saudi-arabia\"><span>condemned<\/span><\/a><span> the thwarted Houthi boat attack on Thursday, denouncing it as a \u201cdesperate attempt to threaten the security of maritime navigation and global trade lines.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19983378\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/02\/wi\/ap\/23\/us-yemen-armed-houthi-fighters-attend-funeral-procession-of-houthi-rebel-fighters-killed-fighting.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Armed Houthi fighters attend the funeral procession of Houthi rebel fighters who were killed in recent fighting with forces of Yemen\u2019s internationally recognized government, in Sanaa, Yemen, on Nov. 24, 2021. (AP Photo\/Hani Mohammed)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Saudi state television has reported on the failed boat attack, but there was \u201cno immediate confirmation from the Houthis,\u201d and there does not appear to be any independent reporting on the incident, Reuters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/saudi-led-coalition-foils-houthi-attack-oil-tankers-saudi-state-tv-2022-03-23\/\">noted<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Yemeni military forces <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/2032791\/middle-east\"><span>claim<\/span><\/a><span> to have intercepted a very similar attack in late February, once again involving two explosive-laden boats launched into the Red Sea, in that case from the northern Yemeni province of Hajjah.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Houthis launched a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/middle-east\/2022\/03\/21\/iran-backed-houthis-attack-saudi-oil-facilities-slowing-refinery-output-amid-global-crisis\/\"><span>wave of attacks<\/span><\/a><span> against civilian oil targets in Saudi Arabia last weekend, using cruise missiles and drones. The damage was fairly minor and quickly contained, but the Saudi government <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/national-security\/2022\/03\/22\/saudis-warn-global-oil-supply-jeopardy-iran-backed-houthi-attacks\/\"><span>warned<\/span><\/a><span> escalating Houthi attacks could jeopardize the kingdom\u2019s ability to supply oil to the tight global market during the crisis caused by Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A senior Yemeni military officer, Brig. Gen. Thabet Gawas, was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/senior-yemeni-military-leader-killed-explosion-aden-sources-2022-03-23\/\"><span>killed<\/span><\/a><span> along with three members of his entourage by a car bomb in the southern port city of Aden on Wednesday. The Yemeni defense ministry denounced the \u201ccowardly attack carried out by several terrorist elements.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The ministry did not name the alleged perpetrators of the attack, but Gawas was noted for his determined and effective resistance against the Houthi insurgency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Houthis were classified as a foreign terrorist organization by the Trump administration, but their terrorist designation was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/national-security\/2021\/03\/03\/exclusive-biden-admin-yemens-houthis-blocking-aid-after-being-delisted-as-terrorists\/\"><span>lifted<\/span><\/a><span> by President Joe Biden as one of his first acts in office last year.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Saudi-led coalition of Gulf Arab states fighting the Iran-backed Houthi insurgency in Yemen accused the Houthis on Wednesday of targeting oil tankers with explosive-laden boats in an effort to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1400518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1400518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1400518"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1400518\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1400518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1400518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1400518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}