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. Three Pakistanis and one Indonesian were killed, the Yemeni ministry said, ​adding the crew lost control of the vessel after being attacked. Three coastguard personnel were injured after being targeted by a drone while ​trying to rescue the crew, Yemeni military sources said. The Houthis declared a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia in the Red ⁠Sea on July 20 in response to what they described as a Saudi siege. Riyadh denies that Yemen is under siege. The ship was hit by ​an unknown projectile, according to a report received by the British navy-affiliated agency UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).

Full report : Four crew killed in Red Sea attack while missile strike reported in Gulf.