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2024-01-12 17:17:50 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 009F30BCF8C336CA8D2770C5264293797F55F2C83A5FA39F9F06CD2056BFC3CE
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This is false. The Houthi’s have no right to deny passage to ships transiting the Red Sea, for two reasons: 1) They are not the internationally recognized government of Yemen, and 2) Yemen must grant Right of Innocent Passage to merchant ships by maritime law. https://sites.tufts.edu/lawofthesea/chapter-three/
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