The battle is now in the Red Sea! Deadly attack on commercial ships near Yemen, who is behind?

Although Hormuz is calm for the time being, now the war is raging in the Red Sea. A commercial ship was attacked while passing through the west coast of Yemen. Britain’s Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) disclosed the attack on Sunday. However, no armed group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. However, no major damage was done in this attack.

The UKMTO said in a statement on Sunday that the attack took place near the Yemeni coastal city of Hodeidah. The region is controlled by the Iran-backed Houthi armed group. The merchant ship was 30 nautical miles southwest of the coast when it was hit. The ship’s sailors reported this information to the nearby ships immediately after the attack. The International Department has started an investigation into who or who carried out this attack. The attack comes as the Houthis have threatened to attack ships transiting the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden again. It is initially assumed that Houthi Rai is behind this attack.

The region is controlled by the Iran-backed Houthi armed group. The merchant ship was 30 nautical miles southwest of the coast when it was hit.

It should be noted that during the Gaza war, this region was bloodied by the Houthi attack in 2023. The Iran-backed group targeted ships sailing through the Bab al-Mandab Strait in the southern Red Sea. Many ships are damaged by drones, ballistic missiles and other modern weapons. The situation became so serious that international shipping companies were forced to take the long and expensive route via the southern tip of Africa (Cape of Good Hope).

But not only the Houthis, Somali pirates have become active again in this deadlock in the Red Sea. Their activity has also been noticed in the Gulf of Aden and its surrounding coastal areas. A similar pirate attack occurred on July 1, 76 nautical miles south of the port city of Balhaf in southeastern Yemen. According to the UKMTO, four armed men in a small boat attacked a ship, damaging the ship’s control room. The possibility of Somali pirates being involved in this attack cannot be ruled out.