CAIRO (AP) \u2014 Yemen’s Houthi rebels have announced they are imposing a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia in response for a recent attack on Sanaa Airport.<\/p>\n
Yahya Saree, a military spokesperson for the Houthis, said in a video statement on Monday that the maritime ban against Saudi Arabia will be effective immediately in what he described as an \u201cequation of \u2018an eye for an eye.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
The statement did not clarify exactly what a maritime embargo would consist of.<\/p>\n
Saree’s remarks come after a fiery exchange between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen last week during which Sanaa International Airport and Abha airport in Saudi Arabia were struck, threatening a truce that has been in place since 2022.<\/p>\n
The decision by Yemen\u2019s Houthi rebels could put new pressure on Saudi Arabia as it is using its East-West Pipeline to try to get oil out of the kingdom as the Strait of Hormuz remains in Iran\u2019s chokehold.<\/p>\n
That pipeline sends oil to the Red Sea for the kingdom to send on to its customers.<\/p>\n
The threat by the Houthis comes after the rebels targeted ships for months over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip, which saw over 100 vessels attacked.<\/p>\n
It remains unclear whether the Houthis will keep up that level of attack now against Saudi Arabia \u2014 or if this is a measure to try to pressure the kingdom to concede over local issues, as the Yemen war remains broadly frozen in place.<\/p>\n
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