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Iran's UN mission: Houthis agreed to temporary truce to allow Qatari boats, rescue ships to reach oil tanker Sonion in Red Sea

EUNAVFOR ASPIDES, an EU military operation in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Gulf: The M/V SOUNION has been on fire since August 23rd. EUNAVFOR ASPIDES operating assets in the area have reported that there are fires detected in several locations on the main deck of the vessel. There’s no oil spill, and the ship is still anchored and not drifting. All passing vessels in the vicinity are required to proceed with utmost caution, as the M/V SOUNION poses both a navigational risk and a serious and imminent threat of regional pollution. To avert a catastrophic environmental crisis, EU NAVAL FORCES ASPIDES, in coordination with European authorities, is assessing the situation and stands ready to facilitate any courses of action. Successful mitigation will require close coordination and active participation of regional states

British Authority: We have received reports that the tanker "Sunion" is still floating in the Red Sea, but it is believed to be drifting

The Greek-flagged crude oil tanker Sounion that was recently attacked by Yemen's Tehran-backed Houthis is still on fire in the Red Sea and now appears to be leaking oil, a Pentagon spokesman said on Tuesday. Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said a third party had tried to send two tugs to help salvage the Sounion, but the Houthis threatened to attack them. He said the tanker was carrying about 1 million barrels of crude oil. "These are simply reckless acts of terrorism which continue to destabilize global and regional commerce, put the lives of innocent civilian mariners at risk and imperil the vibrant maritime ecosystem in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, the Houthis' own backyard," Ryder said.

British Maritime Authority: Report of an incident 24 nautical miles west of Mocha

Lavrov: We are working with Yemen to enhance trade exchange, and it has doubled last year

Press conference of the Russian Foreign Minister and his Yemeni counterpart in Moscow

UK Maritime Authority: We have received information about an incident that occurred approximately 80 nautical miles southwest of Aden

British Authority: Report of an incident 61 nautical miles southeast of Mocha

UKMTO: We have received a report of an incident 55 nautical miles southeast of Aden

MV SOUNION spotted burning TODAY

Al-Kathiri: The Southern Transitional Council has placed the re-operation of Aden refineries at the top of the matrix of solutions

The United States is 'gravely concerned' by the Houthis’ attacks against the oil tanker MT DELTA SOUNION, State Department says. DoS Spox Matt Miller: "The Houthis’ continued attacks threaten to spill a million barrels of oil into the Red Sea, an amount four times the size of the Exxon Valdez disaster.  While the crew has been evacuated, the Houthis appear determined to sink the ship and its cargo into the sea."

U.S. Central Command In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed one Iranian-backed Houthi missile system in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen. It was determined this system presented a clear and imminent threat to U.S. and coalition forces, and merchant vessels in the region.

Houthi media: American and British raids carried out on Taiz Directorate

Pentagon: Oil likely to leak from ship attacked by Houthis in Red Sea, causing environmental disaster

Houthi military spokesman: We targeted the oil tanker "Sunion" and the ship "North Wind" in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea

Houthi military spokesman: We carried out two military operations in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden

British Ambri: Fire detected in the sea southwest of Al-Salif, Yemen

WFP Resumes Gradual Aid Distribution in Houthi-Controlled Areas

U.S. Central Command: In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed an Iranian-backed Houthi surface-to-air missile and radar system in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen

Air strikes by the American-British coalition targeted Houthi militias in the Salif Directorate in Hodeidah Governorate, western Yemen

UKMTO says it has received report of an incident 57nm south of Aden, Yemen

A commercial ship traveling through the Red Sea has come under repeated attack and lost command in a suspected Houthi attack: UK military

UK Maritime Authority: Commercial ship hit by 3 shells off Yemen coast

UK Maritime Authority: No reports of injuries after vessel attacked 77 nautical miles west of Hodeidah

Southern Forces Spokesman: Al-Qaeda's Terrorist Attack Is Retaliation for the Recent Killing of Two of Its Field Commanders

In Saada: A citizen was injured by Saudi bullets in Al Thabet, Qataber District

Iran hosted a meeting with its proxies in the region on Thursday in Tehran. Attendees included Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, Houthis of Yemen, and various Iraqi militias. Purpose was to discuss response to assassination of Ismail Haniya

In Saada: A citizen was injured by Saudi fire off the Al-Raqou area in the border district of Munabbih