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2024-01-12 11:00:09 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 579BDC1D1BBDBAE8BEC32AA151B54C75E5EAA9BA5FD9596475D06A95958B4E01
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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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