Yemeni Houthi rebels have carried out a confirmed missile attack on the Saudi-flagged oil tanker Encelia, igniting a fierce fire on the vessel and raising immediate fears of global fuel shortages and severe gas price hikes.
Operating from the southern Red Sea, the Iran-backed group claimed responsibility for targeting both the Encelia and a second vessel, the Layla, under a newly declared naval blockade against Saudi-linked shipping.
