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2024-01-12 09:24:08 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8C97D12FA9455305F92885B384A5DAB9294BB6007E24B1BFE132E18F0CB59E06
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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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