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The incident marks the 14th and 15th attacks on commercial shipping by Houthi militants since October 17, CENTCOM said in its statement.

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The United States shot down four drones headed towards a U.S. destroyer in the southern Red Sea and launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Saturday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said.

An Iranian drone struck a chemical tanker in the Indian Ocean on Saturday, according to the Pentagon, marking the latest escalation of tensions and risks to shipping routes in the wake of Israel’s war with militant group Hamas. “The motor vessel CHEM PLUTO, a Liberia-flagged, Japanese-owned, and Netherlands-operated chemical tanker was struck at approximately 10…

A crude oil tanker, with 25 Indian crew members on board, suffered a drone attack in the Red Sea. According to the US military, the attack drone was fired by Huthi fighters. Upon being hit, the crude oil tanker sent out a distress call to a US warship in the area.

The Mediterranean could be “closed” indefinitely by Iran if the U.S. and Israel continued “crimes” in Gaza, an Iranian state report warned.

These attacks represent the 14th and 15th attacks on commercial shipping by Houthi militants since October 17

In a statement, the US Central Command had claimed that of the two warships that came under fire from Houthis, one was Indian-flagged.

Yemen's Houthi rebels are targeting ships they say are linked to Israel amid the Gaza war, while the US has launched an operation to stop them.

US forces thwart Houthi drone attacks in the Red Sea, marking the 14th and 15th such incidents since October