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2024-01-12 02:11:37 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E820C3A55BBA5358566A134408C66F9350C233960A01798C12199C1BA7C66306
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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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