According to the American agency «Bloomberg», the State of Qatar has temporarily stopped transporting liquefied natural gas through the Bab al-Mandab Strait, amid the military escalation in the Red Sea region.

According to ship-tracking data collected by «Bloomberg», at least five liquefied natural gas carriers operated by Qatar have stopped on their way to the vital waterway at the southern end of the Red Sea since last Friday.

Thus, three carriers stopped off the coast of Oman, while one stopped in the Red Sea, and another carrier stopped in the Mediterranean Sea.

So far, Qatari authorities have not issued any comments regarding their operations related to transporting liquefied natural gas to their customers.

It is known that Houthi attacks in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab have prompted Western countries led by the United States and Britain to deploy warships and naval vessels in the Red Sea region.

Therefore, Washington formed an international naval coalition to protect navigation in the strategic area called «The Prosperity Guardian».

Early Monday morning, the U.S. military command in the Middle East (CENTCOM) announced that it shot down, on Sunday afternoon, a cruise missile launched from an area under Houthi control in Yemen towards an American destroyer in the southern Red Sea, without any damage or injuries.