伊朗支持的胡塞武装用三枚弹道导弹袭击了红海一艘小型货船，造成四人死亡[1]。死亡人员包括三名巴基斯坦人和一名印度尼西亚人[1]。据也门政府报告，这艘船只在摩卡港南方遭到打击[1]。
这次袭击标志着美国和以色列与伊朗冲突开始以来，胡塞武装首次致命打击商业船只[1]。也门政府将此事件视为胡塞武装攻击方式的升级[1]。该武装组织控制也门西北部，与沙特支持的政府对抗[1]。袭击发生在也门内战停火协议崩溃后，胡塞武装随后宣布对沙特港口进行海上封锁[1]。
Iran-backed Houthi militants attacked a small cargo ship in the Red Sea with three ballistic missiles, killing four people—three Pakistani nationals and one Indonesian—according to the Yemeni government [1]. The strike on the vessel, which occurred south of Mocha port, marks the first lethal attack on a commercial ship by the group since the outbreak of U.S. and Israeli military operations against Iran [1].
The incident represents an escalation in the Houthis' tactics, as characterized by Yemeni authorities [1]. The attack followed the collapse of a ceasefire agreement in Yemen's ongoing civil conflict and came after the Houthis declared a maritime blockade of Saudi ports [1]. The militant group, which controls northwestern Yemen and opposes the Saudi-backed government, has intensified its operations amid the broader regional tensions that began in late February [1].