Russia & China Strike Shipping Deal With Houthis To Ensure Safe Vessel Transits

According to Bloomberg, Russia and China have struck a shipping deal with the Houthis, ensuring safe vessel transits by promising political backing at the United Nations Security Council for the group.

Russia and China have reached an agreement with the Houthis, who are supported by Iran, to let their commercial ships sail the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden without worrying about being attacked by drones or missiles, according to sources cited by Bloomberg.

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According to one of the reports, Mohammed Abdel Salam, one of the leading political figures within the Houthis, and diplomats from China and Russia agreed in Oman. They stated that ensuring the unimpeded movement of ships would be reciprocated with political backing at the United Nations Security Council for the Houthis.According to Bloomberg, "It's not entirely clear how that...

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