Houthis allow burning tanker to be towed in Red Sea | News in brief

The Houthis attacked the MV Sounion oil tanker last week. The oil tanker has been burning ever since.

A representative of Yemen’s Houthi rebels Mohammed Abdulsalam tells the news agency Reuters that the group will allow the towing of the burning oil tanker in the Red Sea.

The Houthis attacked the MV Sounion oil tanker last week. The oil tanker has been burning ever since. According to the Pentagon, the ship may leak oil into the sea.

However, Abdulsalam said that a temporary truce has not been reached. Iran’s embassy in the UN, which supports the Houthis, said earlier that the group had agreed to a temporary ceasefire.

Source: Reuters

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