Bab al-Mandeb and Yanbu
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The Houthis struck two Saudi tankers while allowing two Chinese-owned tankers carrying Saudi oil to transit Bab al-Mandeb. Enforcement of the announced blockade may be selective but uncertainty remains over how additional Chinese tankers loading at Yanbu will be treated.
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Differing Houthi treatment of Saudi and Chinese-owned tankers
The Houthis struck two Saudi tankers while allowing two Chinese-owned tankers carrying Saudi oil to transit Bab al-Mandeb. Enforcement of the announced blockade may be selective but uncertainty remains over how additional Chinese tankers loading at Yanbu will be treated.
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Differing Houthi treatment of Saudi and Chinese-owned tankers
They struck two Saudi tankers yesterday, but allowed two Chinese-owned tankers carrying Saudi oil to pass through Bab al Mandeb - though those were loaded at Saudi's Yanbu port before the Houthis announced their blockade.
The Houthis struck two Saudi tankers while allowing two Chinese-owned tankers carrying Saudi oil to transit Bab al-Mandeb. Enforcement of the announced blockade may be selective but uncertainty remains over how additional Chinese tankers loading at Yanbu will be treated.
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