Sanaa: Eight Saudi oil tankers forced to reroute toward the Cape of Good Hope

SANAA, Aug. 01 (YPA) – Sanaa forces announced on Friday that eight Saudi oil tankers had been forced to change their course toward the Cape of Good Hope.

“As part of consolidating the ‘blockade for blockade’ equation, and as a result of our armed forces tightening the naval blockade on Saudi oil tankers, eight Saudi oil tankers were forced to change their course toward the Cape of Good Hope,” Spokesman for Sanaa’s Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Sarie, said in a brief statement on X.

في إطار تثبيت معادلة “الحصار بالحصار” ونتيجة لإحكام قواتنا المسلحة للحظر البحرى على سفن العدو السعودي النفطية تم إجبار ثمان سفن نفطية سعودية على تغيير مسارها باتجاه الرجاء الصالح.

— العميد يحيى سريع (@Yahya_Saree) July 31, 2026

Sanaa forces reaffirmed that they will spare no effort to end the blockade imposed on Yemen and restore all legitimate rights.

They also praised the “great Yemeni people” for their million-strong turnout in various squares and public spaces across the country in support of their position, despite heavy rainfall.

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