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2024-01-12 11:47:51 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B8AA667E64148C00FEBD3130FBB5CF42355B1AE308443D47347724D5BDE7F31C
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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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