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2024-01-12 07:29:32 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 17ADBF2A87E797A05520E618B7F871D05D24A9D2C6ED1C7D87C74D162A7FCE47
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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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