Trump claimed victory against the Houthis in fight over Red Sea shipping. Now they are sinking tankers again [View all]
Source: The Independent
Thursday 10 July 2025 03:02 EDT
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have begun attacking cargo ships in the Red Sea again, just two months after Donald Trump claimed victory in an air campaign against the militant group to stop them.
The Iran-backed group captured and sank a Greek-owned bulk carrier named ‘Magic Seas’ on Tuesday using drones, missiles and rocket-propelled grenades, forcing its 22 crew members to abandon ship. The Houthis sank another Greek-operated vessel called ‘Eternity C’ on Wednesday, leaving at least four dead and 15 missing.
The attacks come after months of relative calm in the crucial global shipping route that followed a fierce bombing campaign by the Trump administration against the Houthis.
Trump launched the bombings in April to stop a wave of attacks by the militant group against Red Sea ships in response to Israel’s war in Gaza.
Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-yemen-houthis-red-sea-b2785850.html
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