Four crew killed in Red Sea attack while missile strike reported in Gulf

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An attack by Iran-backed Houthi forces killed four crew members aboard an Egyptian-owned cargo ship in the Bab el-Mandeb strait, marking a significant escalation in regional maritime conflict. Additionally, a suspected U.S. missile strike targeted a container ship off Pakistan, heightening tensions in the Gulf and Red Sea maritime corridors.

By Mohammed Ghobari, Jonathan Saul and Nayera Abdallah Aug 11 (Reuters) - Four crew members were killed in an attack by Iran-backed Houthis on a small cargo ship in the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Tuesday, Yemen's transport ministry said, while sources reported a missile attack on a container ship off Pakistan in a suspected U.S. strike. The fatalities aboard the Egyptian-owned Tihamah, if confirmed, would mark the first deaths in a Houthi strike on shipping since the Iran war began on February 28. The Houthis have not claimed the attack.