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RT Nick Szabo (@NickSzabo4)Bab-el-Mandeb has been under Houthi veto power for over two years now -- U.S., Israeli, and most European ships still do not transit the Bab and go the long way around Africa instead. The volume is about 60% of the pre-2023 volume, consisting of the ships of Houthi-approved countries. So the idea that they would "close it again" is silly -- the Houthi have already long since closed it to the countries they wanted to close it to. ...