{"id":363911,"date":"2026-07-23T16:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T15:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-houthis-threatening-to-attack-saudi-ships-sean-bell-analysis\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T16:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T15:00:33","slug":"why-are-houthis-threatening-to-attack-saudi-ships-sean-bell-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-houthis-threatening-to-attack-saudi-ships-sean-bell-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are Houthis threatening to attack Saudi ships? | Sean Bell analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/aj9GQVa_CZw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why are Houthis threatening to attack Saudi ships? | Sean Bell analysis\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aj9GQVa_CZw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Yemen&#8217;s Houthi rebel group has said it has attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea.<\/p>\n<p>The ENCELIA and LAYLA tankers were targeted after they violated the naval blockade in place in the sea, a spokesperson for the Iranian-aligned group said in comments shared by Iran&#8217;s IRIB news agency.<\/p>\n<p>The UK Maritime Trade Operations Centre said \u200bit had received a \u200breport \u200cof an incident 70 \u200bnautical miles southwest of the Saudi Arabian coastal city of \u200bAl Shuqaiq.<\/p>\n<p>A tanker caught fire after &quot;being struck by an \u2060unknown projectile&quot;, but no casualties have been reported, UKMTO said.<\/p>\n<p>Follow live updates \u27a1\ufe0f https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/iran-war-latest-us-trump-troops-death-middle-east-13509565<\/p>\n<p>#IranWar #Iran #Yemen #Houthi #Houthis #MiddleEast #Gulf #USA #Trump #Military #RedSea #StraitOfHormuz #SkyNews #Live #SkyNewsLive <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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