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2024-01-12 05:09:12 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 372AA0BEA119B991DB5072D57F2192DB13A97972F69C3A1F3DB2870EC31EA0BA
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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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