France calls on Houthis to stop attacks on Saudi tankers
XLE•France urges halt to tanker attacks
PARIS, July 23 (Reuters) - The French government called on Iran's Houthi allies in Yemen to stop their attacks on Saudi tankers, saying that the strikes marked a major escalation and were irresponsible.
"Houthi attacks on Saudi tankers are irresponsible and a serious escalation," a spokesperson for the French foreign ministry told reporters at a news conference.
Houthis say they struck two Saudi oil tankers
Iran's Houthi allies in Yemen said on Thursday that they had struck two Saudi oil tankers as part of a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, threatening to create a second chokepoint on global oil supplies alongside the near closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
