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Jeshi la Yemen linaloungwa mkono na Iran, Houthis wako mbioni kutoza ada kwa kila meli inayopita bahari nyekundu kwenye mlango bahari wa al-Mandab
Hayo yamesemwa na waziri wa Yemen (inayoungwa mkono na UN) kwamba wana "fununu" kuwa kundi la Houthis wako mbioni kutoza ada, na mpango kazi wote umesukwa na kuratibiwa na jeshi la mapinduzi la kiislamu la Iran(IRGC)
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A minister in Yemen’s internationally recognised government has accused Houthi rebels of working under Iranian guidance to establish a system to impose fees for ships transiting the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait.
Information minister Moammar al-Eryani described “the move as a dangerous escalation aimed at transforming one of the world’s most strategic maritime corridors into a permanent source of funding for the militia’s military and terrorist activities”.
Al-Eryani said the assessment was provided by recently obtained “confirmed intelligence” indicating Iran’s Revolutionary Guard is helping manage the effort.
“The intelligence indicates that IRGC experts and advisers are directly involved in designing the technical and administrative framework of the project,” he told AFP news agency.
He added this would include “the establishment of a dedicated entity responsible for collecting payments from shipping companies and commercial vessels”.
The narrow maritime artery has been a critical waterway for delivering vast quantities of Saudi crude to the international market after energy exports were largely choked off by fighting in the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Al-Jazeera
Hayo yamesemwa na waziri wa Yemen (inayoungwa mkono na UN) kwamba wana "fununu" kuwa kundi la Houthis wako mbioni kutoza ada, na mpango kazi wote umesukwa na kuratibiwa na jeshi la mapinduzi la kiislamu la Iran(IRGC)
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A minister in Yemen’s internationally recognised government has accused Houthi rebels of working under Iranian guidance to establish a system to impose fees for ships transiting the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait.
Information minister Moammar al-Eryani described “the move as a dangerous escalation aimed at transforming one of the world’s most strategic maritime corridors into a permanent source of funding for the militia’s military and terrorist activities”.
Al-Eryani said the assessment was provided by recently obtained “confirmed intelligence” indicating Iran’s Revolutionary Guard is helping manage the effort.
“The intelligence indicates that IRGC experts and advisers are directly involved in designing the technical and administrative framework of the project,” he told AFP news agency.
He added this would include “the establishment of a dedicated entity responsible for collecting payments from shipping companies and commercial vessels”.
The narrow maritime artery has been a critical waterway for delivering vast quantities of Saudi crude to the international market after energy exports were largely choked off by fighting in the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Al-Jazeera
