Houthis run email clearance office for Red Sea shipping, WSJ reports

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis run an email-based clearance office for ships crossing the Red Sea, per a Wall Street Journal report. Requests go to clearances@hocc.gov.ye, run by the group's Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center set up in 2024, asking captains to declare no ties to the U.S., U.K., Saudi Arabia or Israel. Replies typically arrive within 24 hours, reflecting Houthi control over the key shipping chokepoint.

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