Bernard Marks on Nostr: 🇨🇳🇾🇪⚡️ — China has held direct talks with the Houthis (Ansarallah) ...

🇨🇳🇾🇪⚡️ — China has held direct talks with the Houthis (Ansarallah) to secure safe passage for its oil tankers through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, after the group pledged to block access to Saudi ports, according to Reuters.

➡️ Beijing was among the first countries to engage the Houthis directly, seeking to keep crude exports flowing from Saudi Arabia's Red Sea terminals, particularly Yanbu.

➡️ At least four tankers carrying Saudi crude to China have transited Bab el-Mandeb since the Houthis announced the restrictions. Chinese officials cleared each voyage individually with the Houthis, while both sides informed Iran of the arrangements.