Fresh violence sparks tension in Middle East Commercial vessel attacked off Iran as Houthis target Saudi military base By JAN YUMUL in Hong Kong and CUI HAIPEI in Dubai, UAE | China Daily | Updated: 2026-09-14 10:08

Fresh violence sparks tension in Middle East Commercial vessel attacked off Iran as Houthis target Saudi military base By JAN YUMUL in Hong Kong and CUI HAIPEI in Dubai, UAE | China Daily | Updated: 2026-09-14 10:08 https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202609/14/WS6aa75724e4b06d4aa055de16.html Tensions escalated in the Middle East over the weekend after one person was killed as an Iranian vessel came under attack in Qeshm Island while Yemen's Houthi rebels and the Yemeni government exchanged strikes over the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. An Iranian commercial ship was struck near Hengam Island and the Shib Deraz coast of Qeshm around 5 am on Sunday, killing one person and wounding three others, Iranian media reported, citing Hossein Amir Teymouri, the governor of Qeshm. He blamed the "American-Zionist enemy" for the attack.