Yemen’s Houthi rebels agree to a “temporary truce” to transfer to a safe port a Greek-flagged tanker they attacked, amid concerns about an ecological disaster in the Red Sea, Iran’s diplomatic mission to the UN assured Wednesday, however a representative of the movement hastened to clarify that no ceasefire was declared on the part of the movement, but it was simply decided to allow a towing operation to take place. The Greek-flagged Sounion was hit repeatedly last week off the rebel-held Red Sea port of Hodaida. The Iran-backed Houthis claimed responsibility, saying they struck it with drones and missiles. The UKMTO maritime safety agency, which is run by the British navy, later reported three fires on the tanker, while the Houthis released a video on social media that they said showed three explosions on the vessel, which is carrying 150,000 tons of crude oil. “Many parties” asked of them […]
Source: News Beast
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