In the narrow waters of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, where the fates of global commerce and regional war have long been entangled, a cargo ship named the Tihamah was struck twice by Houthi forces on Tuesday, leaving six dead — among them sailors from Pakistan and Indonesia, and rescue workers who arrived only to meet a second strike. The attack is the latest expression of a maritime blockade the Iran-backed Houthis have imposed on Saudi Arabia, itself a consequence of a wider regional unraveling that has drawn in Iran, the United States, and the fragile architecture of a ceasefire that no longer
Houthi strike kills six on cargo ship in Red Sea amid naval blockade
Six people killed including three Pakistani nationals and one Indonesian national; ten additional injured across dual strike operations.