Saudi Aramco announced that it had "temporarily halted all oil shipments through Bab al-Mandeb with immediate effect" after the Huthis attacked two tankers, causing "minimal damage" to one of the vessels. In a statement, the UAE asserted that "this cowardly attack mirrors the negative and dangerous role played by Iran in support of these coup militias and insisting on its hostile practices through providing the Huthi terrorists with weapons, equipment and ballistic missiles that threaten peace and security in the region".