Iran War: UN Envoy Warns of Danger to Shipping from Houthi Advance
Huthis capture key Yemeni port city of Mocha +++ Blockade of the strait would cut important alternative route for international shipping +++ The news blog.
Two ships have been attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported that four unknown projectiles hit the ships, one of which caught fire, seven kilometers west of Khasab in Oman. The incident's perpetrators are unknown. The Iranian government has been blocking and threatening ships in the strait, a crucial passage for global oil, gas, and fertilizer trade, amid a conflict with the US. The US military has been escorting ships through the passage successfully.
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