Days after the Houthis declared a blockade of Saudi Arabia, Western shipowners appear to be making plans to avoid Bab el-Mandeb strait or to sail through it with their transponders turned off.
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Hormuz Traffic Rises to Highest in Weeks
The strait saw 21 ships transit over the weekend as more governments negotiate to extract vessels, strengthening Tehran’s grip on the waterway.
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