Vessel “Attack” Reported Near Critical Maritime Chokepoint As Regional War Risks In Middle East Flare Up

By Tyler Durden

 

World War III may not erupt all at once. Instead, multiple regional conflicts could escalate into full-blown wars—an alarming trend already unfolding from Ukraine to the Middle East.

In recent days, the Syrian proxy war, which never truly ended, has flared up again. Armed jihadist insurgents led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) have captured central and northwestern parts of Aleppo, Syria’s largest northern city.

On Sunday morning, the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center (UKMTO), which monitors Middle Eastern waterways, reported an “attack” on a vessel approximately 80 nautical miles south of Aden, Yemen.

UKMTO stated that government authorities are investigating the incident but did not specify whether Iran-backed Houthis were involved. Furthermore, no details were provided regarding the type of vessel attacked.

X accounts focused on open-source intelligence show several fixed-wing US or allied military assets operating in the skies near the incident area. Whether these aircraft are part of the investigation into the vessel incident or were coincidentally in the region conducting intelligence-gathering missions ahead of allied strikes in Yemen remains unclear…

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