The war in the Middle East between Iran and Israel took a dramatic turn after a U.S. bomber struck three Iranian nuclear sites. Amid this escalation, social media users are sharing four videos showing ships exploding at sea, claiming that Yemen’s Houthi terrorist group have entered the conflict and begun targeting U.S. cargo ships in the Red Sea.
Anwar Ali wrote, ‘Yemen showed bravery again! Reports claim that the Yemeni military has targeted a US cargo ship in the Red Sea. He says that now no Zionist ship will cross the Red Sea to Palestine!
यमन ने फिर दिखाई बहादुरी! 🇾🇪🔥
— Anwar Ali (@Anwarali_0A) June 23, 2025
रिपोर्टों का दावा है कि यमनी सेना ने लाल सागर में एक अमेरिकी मालवाहक जहाज को निशाना बनाया है।
उनका कहना है कि अब कोई भी ज़ायोनी जहाज़ लाल सागर पार करके फ़िलिस्तीन नहीं जाएगा!
हम तब तक डटे रहेंगे जब तक ग़ज़ा तक इंसानी मदद और दवाएं नहीं पहुँच जातीं।… pic.twitter.com/2TO26xdKWe
Gaza Middle East Update wrote, ‘Now this will be seen from Yemen.! Today America has broken the deal with Yemen by attacking Iran.’
अब यमन की तरफ से ये देखने को मिलेगा.! 🔻🔥
— Gaza middle East update (@middle_East_up) June 22, 2025
आज अमेरिका ईरान पर हमला करके यमन से डील तोड़ दिया है pic.twitter.com/aRgfrN1K07
Ritesh Desmukh ( Parody) claimed, ‘I had already said that if America attacks Iran, it will suffer the loss. All deals made with America regarding Yemen have been cancelled. Along with this, he is destroying all the American ships standing in the Red Sea.’
मैंने पहले ही कहा था की अगर अमेरिका Iran पर हमला करता है तो नुक़सान उसी का है…
— रितेश देशमुख ( 𝙿𝚊𝚛𝚘𝚍𝚢 ) (@Deshmukh_0) June 23, 2025
यमन से अमेरिका के साथ की गई सारी डील को रद्द कर दिया है…
साथ में लाल सागर में खड़े सारी अमेरिकी शिप को नष्ट कर रहा है…#IranVsIsrael #IsraeliranWar #Khamenai #Israel
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Dr. Siraj Ahamad, Rajesh Beniwal and Sufiyan Khan shared similar claims.
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Fact Check
We began our fact-checking process by performing a reverse image search on the keyframe of the first video. This led us to an article published by NBC News on August 30, 2024, which featured a video that matches the one shared by the claimant. According to the report, the footage shows Houthi militants planting explosives on an oil tanker, posing a serious threat of a Red Sea oil spill. The article further stated that the Houthis had planted explosives on a Greek-flagged tanker and detonated them, endangering the Red Sea.
Next, we conducted a reverse image search of the second video, which led us to an article published by ABS-CBN on July 17, 2024. The article featured the same video and reported that an unmanned watercraft had caused minor damage to the Chios Lion’s port side as part of a series of Houthi attacks. The Liberia-flagged oil tanker, along with another vessel, was sailing about 100 nautical miles northwest of Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah when it was attacked, according to the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC).
For the third video, a reverse image search led us to The Times of India report published on August 24, 2024. It reported that fires broke out on the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion, which had been attacked earlier that week by Houthi rebels. The vessel was reportedly abandoned by its crew and left adrift in the Red Sea.
Finally, a reverse image search of the fourth video pointed us to a The National article published on October 4, 2024. The report stated that Iran-backed Houthi militants had released dramatic footage of a major attack on the oil tanker Cordelia Moon, which was hit by missiles and explosive-laden boats.
| Claim | Houthis have begun attacking cargo ships in the Red Sea. |
| Claimed by | Anwar, Gaza Middle East Update, and others. |
| Fact Check | All four viral videos are old and have no connection to the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict. |
