Houthis say they attacked 2 Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea as US carries out 12th night of strikes

Houthis say they attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea as the U.S. carried out a 12th consecutive night of strikes tied to Iran. The Iran-backed Yemeni rebels said they hit the tankers Encelia and Layla, sparking fires, with Saudi state media reporting no casualties. The UK’s Maritime Trade Operations Center said it received a report of a tanker being struck by an unknown projectile about 70 nautical miles southwest of Al Shuqaiq, Saudi Arabia. U.S. Central Command said the latest airstrikes aimed to further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial vessels. The actions come amid heightened focus on the Strait of Hormuz and diplomacy stalling. The dispute has also fueled threats against civilian infrastructure, despite international law generally limiting such attacks.