Yemeni Armed Forces Announced Targeted Saudi Oil Tanker in Gulf of Aden

The Yemeni Armed Forces announced on Wednesday that Yemeni forces had targeted the Saudi oil tanker “Daisy” in the Gulf of Aden with a ballistic missile.

The Yemeni Armed Forces said in a statement that the operation successfully achieved its objective, stating that the vessel was hit and forced to turn back.

The statement said the attack was carried out as part of the enforcement of Yemen’s declared maritime ban on Saudi-linked shipping under the “blockade for blockade” strategy.

It stated that the Yemeni Armed Forces are closely monitoring the movements of Saudi oil tankers and will not allow any such vessels to pass through either the southern or northern approaches to the Red Sea until the legitimate demands of the Yemeni people are met and the blockade on Yemen is lifted.

The Yemeni Armed Forces warned that their operations against Saudi oil vessels in the northern Red Sea would continue and escalate, saying they aimed to close all maritime access routes and prevent Saudi vessels from passing through. They described the objective as establishing a blockade-for-blockade equation, regardless of the consequences and repercussions, while stressing their reliance on Allah.

The announcement comes amid an escalation of Yemeni maritime operations targeting Saudi oil shipping. The shift by Saudi vessels toward the northern Red Sea followed the tightening of restrictions around the Bab al-Mandab Strait, prompting Yemen to extend its targeting operations farther north in an effort to prevent Saudi oil shipments from bypassing the maritime blockade.