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2024-01-12 03:16:38 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8A90D9470FF877B7585B0DDCC694430E7816EDF13A24C4C41E0FBE1759CF4B56
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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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