Rome, September 11 (askanews) – Navigation in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait is “safe” for all except Saudi Arabia, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said after the Iran-backed group completed its takeover of the strategic maritime corridor. “The Yemeni armed forces say that maritime navigation is safe for all companies except Saudi vessels, which have already been banned from access.
They further affirm that they will continue to apply the principle of 'blockade against blockade,' to strike at the Saudi enemy's reinforcements and to respond to escalation with escalation, until the aggression ceases and the blockade imposed on our people is lifted,” the spokesman said.
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