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2024-01-12 02:40:59 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F75B2C05A7D926324D1C7EDE13E1EB8F68168FB3A0CB4D752E5ED9210EAB2D92
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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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