According to reports, Yemeni Al-Houthi forces are considering a levy on ships passing through the Red Sea

On 29 July, sources quoted by Reuters reported that Yemeni Al-Houthi forces were considering imposing fees on merchant ships passing through the southern Red Sea. On 20 July, Al-Houthi forces declared a maritime embargo on Saudi Arabia, which opened a new front against the United States and its allies and extended attacks on tankers carrying global energy and other supplies to waters outside the Gulf. According to sources, the Al-Houthi Armed Forces are studying the imposition of fees on most ships passing through the Strait of Mande, and no time has yet been set for the implementation of the relevant measures. The Al-Houthi Armed Media Office has not yet responded. According to sources, this is intended to regularize the practice of imposing fees on international watercourses and to increase pressure on the United States. Kim Xian