Conflict & Security
Houthis say they hit Saudi tanker Daisy in Gulf of Aden
Yemen's Houthis said Wednesday they had attacked the Saudi oil tanker Daisy in the Gulf of Aden with a ballistic missile.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree made the claim in a statement. The group said it was the second Saudi oil tanker it had targeted in a day as it continued its declared maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia.
The claim is separate from an earlier Houthi statement that it had attacked the Saudi oil tanker Wafa off Yanbu.
Update
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree named the tanker as Daisy.
Saree said the tanker was targeted in the Gulf of Aden.
Saree said the Houthis used a ballistic missile.
Source note: AFP news report published on 5 August 2026 at 18:30:11 UTC.
Uncertainty notes
The supplied information does not include independent confirmation of the claimed attack, damage, casualties or the tanker’s status.
Source
AFP news report published on .