This suggests that the Huthis – or potentially their main ally, Iran – may have the capacity to attack from great distances in the Indian Ocean, as they have already threatened in their offensive against Israel’s war on the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip. , ongoing since October 2023.
A container ship sailing under the Portuguese flag was attacked by a drone in the Arabian Sea, which corresponds to a claim by the Yemeni Huthi rebels that they attacked the ship there, according to this Tuesday, April 30, the authorities.
The attack on the MSC Orion, which occurred on Friday, about 600 kilometers off the coast of Yemen, appears to have been the first confirmed on the high seas claimed by the Huthis since they began attacking ships last November.
This suggests that the Huthis – or potentially their main ally, Iran – may have the capacity to attack from great distances in the Indian Ocean, as they have already threatened, in their offensive against Israel’s war on the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip. , ongoing since October 2023.
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