Saudi Arabia on Monday condemned allegations by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis that Riyadh was imposing a siege on the Yemeni people, after the group announced ?it would impose a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia. Amid the disruption in shipping through the Strait of Hormuz during the US-Israel war on Iran, Saudi Arabia was attempting to facilitate oil flow through alternative routes through the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. Now that route is under threat from the Houthis. The Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it would take “all necessary measures” to protect its ships. The Houthis have…
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