Former NSA deputy director KT McFarland talks about the US and UK attacks on Yemen's Houthis on “Maria Bartiromo's Wall Street.''
One of the world's largest exporters of liquefied natural gas is reportedly sending tankers through the Red Sea following recent joint US-UK airstrikes targeting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen It is reported that it has been cancelled.
Sources told Reuters on Monday that Qatar Energy was directing tankers away from busy shipping routes. The development came on the same day as an American-owned ship sailed in the nearby Gulf of Aden. attacked by a missile U.S. officials said he was fired from Yemen.
“If passed, it is a pause to obtain security advice.” [through the] The official added, “The Red Sea is still unsafe, so we plan to go via Cape Good Hope in South Africa. This is not a production stoppage.”
At least six tankers diverted away from the Red Sea on Monday, bringing the total number of tankers diverted to 15 since U.S. and British forces began retaliatory airstrikes against Yemen's Houthis last week, the London Stock Exchange said. Reuters reported, citing ship tracking data. Group (LSEG) and he Kpler.
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A plane takes off to join the US-led coalition in carrying out airstrikes on military targets in Yemen from an undisclosed location. (U.S. Central Command, via X/Reuters/Reuters Photo)
Reuters also reported, citing LSEG statistics, that Qatar transported more than 75 million tons of liquefied natural gas through 2023, mainly to Europe and Asia.
U.S. Central Command said Monday that the vessel targeted in the Gulf of Aden was the Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier M/V Gibraltar Eagle, owned by the Connecticut-based shipping company Eagle Bulk. .
“At around 4:00 p.m. (Sanaa time) on January 15th, Iranian-backed Houthi rebels fired an anti-ship ballistic missile from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen, attacking the US ship M/G Gibraltar, which is registered in the Marshall Islands. – Hit the Eagle, which owns and operates a container ship,'' U.S. Central Command told X.
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Logo of Qatar National Oil Company, QatarEnergy/ (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images / Getty Images)
There were no reports of injuries or serious damage.
President Biden said last Thursday, “At my direction, the U.S. military, working with the United Kingdom and with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands, The attack on the target was successful.” Freedom of navigation on one of the world's most important waterways. ”
A missile is fired from a warship during a US-led coalition operation against the Houthi rebels in Yemen. (U.S. Central Command, via X/Reuters/Reuters Photo)
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“These attacks are a direct response to the unprecedented Houthi attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea, including the first-ever use of anti-ship ballistic missiles,” Biden added. “These attacks endanger U.S. military personnel, civilian sailors, and our partners, endanger trade, and threaten freedom of navigation.”
FOX Business' Lawrence Richard contributed to this report.
