Yemeni authorities report six killed aboard Tihamah

Yemeni authorities said three Houthi ballistic missiles struck the commercial vessel Tihamah near Bab el-Mandeb, killing four crew members and two government-allied National Resistance Forces personnel. Initial wire reporting said the Houthis had not claimed the attack.

Why this matters. These are the first known fatalities in the latest Houthi shipping escalation, putting new pressure on the main alternate route while Hormuz remains constrained.