Vessel hit 60 nautical miles off the coast of Yemen in the latest reported attack by movement.

An oil tanker is on fire in the Gulf of Aden, its operator says, after Houthis said they hit it with a missile.

US officials told the BBC’s US partner CBS the tanker was hit by an anti-ship ballistic missile and a naval ship was responding to its distress signal.

There were no injuries reported, the US officials said.

Houthi military spokesman Yaha Sarea said the group used “a number of appropriate naval missiles” and Friday’s strike was “direct”.

  • Montagge@kbin.social
    41·
    8 months ago

    A good start would be to stop selling weapons to the Saudis that then use them to commit genocide in Yemen.

    • PugJesus@kbin.social
      43·
      8 months ago

      And that will lead to Yemen having a comfortable life where they don’t feel compelled to do ‘dumb shit’ like this?

      For the record, I am completely in support of cutting off the Saudis entirely from US arms sales. But it’s not a solution to the immediate, or, for that matter, the long-term problem here. Though arguably the long-term problem isn’t our concern, considering the amount of vitriol the US gets for ‘meddling’ in the affairs of foreign countries.

        • PugJesus@kbin.social
          61·
          8 months ago

          Okay. Now the Saudis aren’t sold any more US weapons. The Yemeni civil war continues, with sectarian groups funded by the Saudis and Iranians bombing each other to shit.

          What next?

                • PugJesus@kbin.social
                  4·
                  8 months ago

                  I’ll take that as a tacit admission that you don’t actually have a solution, and just wanted to shoot off some feel-good “Can’t we just get along?” shite to avoid actually thinking about the region whilst simultaneously having strong opinions on it.

                  • Montagge@kbin.social
                    13·
                    8 months ago

                    I’d put more effort into it if you actually wanted an answer instead of just being right.

          • NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social
            33·
            8 months ago

            The Yemeni civil war continues, with sectarian groups funded by the Saudis and Iranians bombing each other to shit.

            Is the US not selling weapons to the Saudis? I’d love to see evidence of that.

            • PugJesus@kbin.social
              41·
              8 months ago

              We’re discussing a hypothetical. Please read the conversation before commenting.

                • PugJesus@kbin.social
                  41·
                  8 months ago

                  But how is it a solution to the current problem? I explicitly noted that I’m against the sale of arms to the Saudis - but the question is how does that solve the problem of the Houthis attacking civilian ships?