Huthis with the direct support of Tehran threaten the movement of ships in the Bab el-Mandeb, which is one of the busiest maritime passages in the world. With such accusations made by Colonel Turki al-Maliki, spokesman for the Sunni (Saudi) coalition, which occupies part of Yemen.
he reported, that since the outbreak of hostilities on the territory of the Yemeni Coalition forces, led by Saudi Arabia in the area of vessel traffic in the Suez Canal has been found 86 sea mines, 36 of which – the past week. And supposedly all these mines established on the route Huthis ships.
Saudi forces coalition, According to the officer, take all necessary measures to ensure the freedom of movement of ships. Huthis action in the area of Bab-el-Mandeb Strait disclose a violation of international law and pose a threat to regional stability and reconciliation of the warring parties in Yemen, – said Turki al-Maliki.
In Riyadh and Washington are inclined to believe, that mining Huthis important marine artery occurs only on direct orders from Tehran. The owners of the shipping companies simply ignore the problem, because they do not want to increase spending on insurance. This write Arabic-language media. In this case in the media in the Persian Gulf is not informed about, how to manage mining Huthis lively sea route by taking into account the fact, there is constantly on duty warships of several countries, including the US.
