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2024-01-12 05:19:20 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 25B3A8644F76B4B18F665E0BE492CAC31BFD76B167900B47FA3436FFDFFAD3D6
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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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