Houthis Consider Charging Transit Fees on Red Sea Ships
The plan would mirror Iran’s Strait of Hormuz tactics and could raise costs for most ships using the Red Sea route, Reuters said.
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The Houthi rebels are preparing, with the support of Iran, a ship tax system that transits the Bab el-Mandeb Strait of the Red Sea, supports the Yemeni government. According to the Aden authorities, the plan reproduces the model by which Tehran claims the right to levy taxes in the Ormuz Strait and risks amplifying tensions on one of the world's most important maritime routes.
The Houthis of Yemen, a group backed by Iran, have declared their own maritime blockade against Saudi Arabia’s transport, an escalation that could reactivate another latent regional conflict and threaten the global supply of oil. Bab el-Mandeb Strait may become the new bottleneck that can change the world’s balance. When it seemed that the Strait of Ormuz concentrated all journalistic attention, the Middle East has opened a second front of enorm…
Yemen's Minister of Information stated that the secret services confirmed the direct involvement of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) advisers in the development of a system of tolls imposed by the Houthi rebels for the tight Bab el-Mandeb, which follows Iran's claim to levy taxes in the Ormuz Strait. The Houthi armed group collaborates with Tehran to collect ...
Yemen’s Iran-Backed Houthis Plan to Extort ‘Fees’ for Red Sea Shipping
The Iran-backed Houthi insurgents of Iran are reportedly considering a plan to extort “fees” for safe passage of international shipping vessels in the Red Sea, modeled on Iran’s plans to collect ransoms for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The post Report: Yemen’s Iran-Backed Houthis Plan to Extort ‘Fees’ for Red Sea Shipping appeared first on Breitbart.
Yemen Govt Accuses Houthis of Planning Fees for Red Sea Transit
A minister in Yemen's legitimate government told AFP on Wednesday that Houthi militants were working with Iran to charge ships to transit the Red Sea, threatening another waterway after Tehran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Information minister Moammar al-Eryani told AFP that the move was "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 mi…
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