Houthi Tanker Attack Causes 200-Kilometer Oil Slick

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict An oil tanker struck by Houthis in the Red Sea earlier this week has exploded, leaving a 200-kilometer-long oil slick. The Liberian-flagged tanker, the Chios Lion, was carrying a cargo of crude when it was struck by a drone boat that rammed into its side. With Venezuela’s presidential elections just over a week away, Maduro has arrested the head of security for opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who is really the driving force behind the opposition presidential candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez.  Discovery…