US envoy urges UN Security Council to condemn Houthi attacks on oil tankers

Jinshi Data News on August 26th, according to Al Jazeera, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US Ambassador to the United Nations, said that the Houthi militants’ reckless attacks caused a Greek-flagged tanker to catch fire in the Red Sea, threatening to “create an ecological disaster with devastating consequences.” She called on the UN Security Council to condemn this new attack, as the Security Council had previously called for an end to Houthi attacks. According to previous reports, the Houthi militants attacked the Greek vessel “Sounion” and caused the tanker to catch fire. A European Union warship rescued the 25 crew members on board. It was reported that the ship was carrying 150,000 tons of crude oil.