UN-funded $55M tanker aiding Houthis and Russian oil trade

UN-funded $55M tanker aiding Houthis and Russian oil trade

A $55 million oil tanker purchased by the UN to avert an environmental spill off Yemen's coast has effectively become a floating gas station for the Houthis and a key tool for Russia to bypass international sanctions, according to a new Wall Street Journal analysis. The report says the Yemen tanker, acquired in 2023 to replace a corroded vessel and prevent an ecological disaster, has become the Houthis' primary maritime storage hub and a central…

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