Houthi Attacks Damage Oil Tanker and Bulk Carrier in the Red Sea

The Iran-aligned Houthis attacked and damaged two commercial vessels in the Red Sea near Yemen early on Tuesday, as the conflict in the Middle East escalated in recent days with Israeli attacks on Yemen and Israel’s killing of the top Hezbollah leaders in Lebanon. The oil tanker Cordelia Moon, flying a Panama flag, and the Liberia-flagged bulk carrier Minoan Courage came under attack from missiles and a drone boat while transiting the Red Sea near Yemen, various reports say. One vessel was hit by an unmanned boat, and the master reported…