Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Claim Responsibility for Latest Red Sea Attack

The Iranian backed Houthi rebels attacked two more crude oil tankers on Monday that were passing through the international shipping corridor in the southern Red Sea off Yemen. A spokesperson for the terrorist organization has claimed responsibility for one of the attacks so far, and U.S. officials said the group was also responsible for the attack on the second tanker. In a Sept. 2 statement, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said the rebels fired two anti-ship ballistic missiles and an uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV), also known as a drone, at the Panama-owned Blue Lagoon and the Saudi-owned Amjad. According to CENTCOM, the Amjad is carrying two million barrels of oil. At the same time, the Greek tanker Delta Sounion, which the Houthi attacked on Aug. 21, is still in the Red Sea, disabled and on fire, threatening the “possibility of a major environmental disaster.”...