Overview
- Houthi military spokesmen said they struck two Saudi oil tankers with ballistic missiles and enforced a declared maritime blockade on Saudi-linked shipping, a campaign they call a "blockade-for-blockade."
- UKMTO issued incident reports describing a loud explosion near a tanker off Yemen and a separate attack by an uncrewed surface vessel that caused a ship to catch fire and sink, with all crews reported rescued.
- Houthi missile and drone strikes on government and Saudi-backed camps in Marib and Hadramawt killed and wounded dozens of troops, with multiple outlets reporting death tolls in the roughly 30–45 range.
- Saudi Arabia has launched an international maritime protection coalition and is reported to be weighing diplomatic talks via Oman as well as possible military options while investigations continue.
- The attacks raise broader risks to the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandeb trade chokepoints and have increased market and analyst concern about regional spillover, including a small rise in prediction‑market odds of further Houthi action beyond Yemen.