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2024-01-12 07:58:43 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6145F54FEB4389C7726959C0053A8A77A6BC7CA6573A6A50C16639A25E12FC1B
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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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