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2024-01-12 02:07:54 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: FBB80BD2C167A225CDF65B1AB59FB2FBB3FD0316B4B6AF96FA7F77B8DCD0E44D
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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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