Houthi Rebels Kill Six in Red Sea Attack; US Strikes Ship in Gulf of Oman

Iran-backed Houthi rebels killed four crew members and two rescuers in an attack on the cargo ship 'Tihamah' in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Tuesday. This marks the first fatalities from Houthi shipping attacks in over a year. Separately, US Central Command reported firing two Hellfire missiles to disable the steering of the Panama-flagged container ship 'Vela Nova' in the Gulf of Oman, after it ignored warnings to stop violating a naval blockade on Iranian ports.