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Tensions rise between Yemen's Houthis and Saudi Arabia | Deutsche Welle
Source: Deutsche Welle | 31 July 2026
[...]Sherwan Hindreen Ali, Middle East Research Manager at the conflict monitoring watchdog ACLED, also still sees some leverage before a return to a full-scale war. "The Houthis have left some room for de-escalation," he noted in a recent analysis. Two ships bound for China carrying Saudi crude passed through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait without incident on 23 July, suggesting that at least some ships are exempt from the Houthi blockade, he wrote.[...]
