Yemen's Houthis announced in the early morning of the 23rd that the group used missiles and drones to attack two Saudi Arabian oil tankers in the Red Sea that violated its embargo. In the early morning of the same day, Houthi spokesman Yahya Sareya issued a statement on Masirah TV controlled by the group, saying that the Houthis used multiple ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones to attack two Saudi oil tankers that violated the organization's maritime embargo and “accurately hit the target”, causing the two tankers to catch fire. The statement did not specify the exact location of the incident, nor did it mention whether there were any casualties. The Saudi government has yet to comment. Sareya also claimed that the Houthis had forced “nearly 10 ships to return.” He warned that any Saudi military action against the Houthis would lead to large-scale attacks on deep targets within Saudi Arabia. The British Maritime Trade Action Office issued a notice on the 22nd saying that it received a report of an attack on the captain of an oil tanker at 20:00 UTC on the 22nd. The report said that the ship caught fire after being hit by an “unknown projectile,” and the crew is currently putting out the fire. The location of the incident was about 70 nautical miles southwest of the Saudi seaside town of Sugaig. Yemen's Houthis announced a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia on the 20th and warned international shipping companies that ships trading with Saudi ports may face military attacks.

Yemen's Houthis announced in the early morning of the 23rd that the group used missiles and drones to attack two Saudi Arabian oil tankers in the Red Sea that violated its embargo. In the early morning of the same day, Houthi spokesman Yahya Sareya issued a statement on Masirah TV controlled by the group, saying that the Houthis used multiple ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones to attack two Saudi oil tankers that violated the organization's maritime embargo and “accurately hit the target”, causing the two tankers to catch fire. The statement did not specify the exact location of the incident, nor did it mention whether there were any casualties. The Saudi government has yet to comment. Sareya also claimed that the Houthis had forced “nearly 10 ships to return.” He warned that any Saudi military action against the Houthis would lead to large-scale attacks on deep targets within Saudi Arabia. The British Maritime Trade Action Office issued a notice on the 22nd saying that it received a report of an attack on the captain of an oil tanker at 20:00 UTC on the 22nd. The report said that the ship caught fire after being hit by an “unknown projectile,” and the crew is currently putting out the fire. The location of the incident was about 70 nautical miles southwest of the Saudi seaside town of Sugaig. Yemen's Houthis announced a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia on the 20th and warned international shipping companies that ships trading with Saudi ports may face military attacks.