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Yemen’s Houthis say they targeted US oil tanker in Gulf of Aden
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleCAIRO — Yemen’s Houthis targeted MV Torm Thor, a US-flagged, owned, and operated oil tanker, in the Gulf of Aden, the Iran-aligned group’s military spokesman Yahya Sarea says, as the militants continue to attack shipping lanes in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
The group targeted the tanker with “a number of appropriate naval missiles,” Sarea adds in a televised speech.
The US Central Command says the USS Mason, a guided missile destroyer, shot down one anti-ship ballistic missile launched into the Gulf of Aden from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen that was likely targeting the tanker.
Neither the USS Mason nor MV Torm Thor were damaged and there were no injuries, CENTCOM adds in a statement.
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