By ISMAEEL NAAR Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militants said Monday that they had launched a missile attack on a Saudi ship in the Red Sea, the latest strike in an escalating conflict near one of the world’s most critical trade routes. A spokesperson for the Houthi militia, Yahya Saree, said on social media that the group had struck a Saudi military ship and four escort vessels. He added that the group was “closely monitoring” Saudi military movements in Yemen and that it would target Saudi…
