[Yemen’s Houthi armed forces say there is “no threat” to navigation in the Red Sea] September 11th, Yemen’s Houthi armed forces stated on the 10th that there is “no threat” to international ships passing through the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and it is still safe. Mohammed Abdulsalam, spokesman for the Houthi armed forces in Yemen, issued a statement on social media platforms that day, saying that navigation and international trade in the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait remain "safe and normal" and that the organization's actions "will not pose a threat to international shipping." He said that the current military operations carried out by the Houthis have specific goals and are "defensive" operations. He said peace remains the Houthis' "strategic option" and called for the establishment of relations based on good neighborliness, mutual respect and common interests. The Houthi armed forces announced a maritime embargo on Saudi Arabia on July 20. Since then, they have repeatedly attacked Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, and used missiles and drones to attack energy facilities in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi-led multinational coalition also attacked military targets of the Houthi armed forces. (CCTV News)