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

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29-07-2026 | 07:30

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

A minister with Yemen's internationally recognised government told AFP on Wednesday that the country's Houthi rebels were working under Iranian guidance to establish a system to impose fees for ships transiting the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

Information minister Moammar al-Eryani described "the move as a dangerous escalation aimed at transforming one of the world's most strategic maritime corridors into a permanent source of funding for the militia's military and terrorist activities."

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