Yemen gov't says Houthis planning to impose fees for Red Sea transit

A minister in Yemen's internationally recognised government on Wednesday accused Houthi rebels of working under Iranian guidance to establish a system to impose fees for ships transiting the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait. The narrow maritime artery has been a critical waterway for delivering vast quantities of Saudi crude to the international market, after energy exports were largely choked off by fighting in the Strait of Hormuz. Information minister Moammar al-Eryani described "the move

By The Korea Herald

China in touch with Yemen’s Houthis to allow ships to sail through Red Sea, sources say

The Houthis declared their blockade on July 20, opening a new front against the U.S. and its allies in the Iran war and expanding attacks on tankers.

Yemen government says Houthis planning to impose fees for Red Sea transit

Iranian experts and advisers are “directly involved” in designing the framework of the project, says a Yemeni minister.