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Yemen’s Houthis announce maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Houthi supporters raise a banner showing their leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi, during a rally against Israel and the United States' war with Iran, in Sanaa, Yemen, April 3, 2026. (AP/Osamah Abdulrahman)
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree says that his Iran-backed rebel group is imposing a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia, in retaliation for Riyadh’s blockade of the Yemeni rebel group.
He says the policy is being taken “according to the rule of a blockade for a blockade.”
Any Saudi escalation will be matched by a Houthi one, says Saree.
A four-year truce between the two sides broke down last week.
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