Yemen's Houthis say they attacked Saudi oil tanker in Red Sea


DUBAI, ⁠Aug 5 (Reuters) - Yemen's ⁠Iran-aligned Houthis ‌said on Wednesday they had launched a ​missile attack ⁠on a ⁠Saudi oil tanker ⁠off the ‌coast of ⁠the kingdom's Red Sea ​port ‌city of Yanbu.

Saudi ⁠officials ​did not immediately respond ⁠to a request ​for comment.

The Houthis' military spokesperson, Yahya ⁠Saree, did not say when the attack ​took ⁠place.

(Reporting by Nayera ​Abdallah ‌and Tala Ramadan; ​Editing by Andrew Heavens)

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