Yemeni minister says Houthis seek to impose transit fees on Red Sea shipping

A minister in Yemen’s internationally recognized government told AFP on Wednesday that the Houthi militia was working with Iran to charge ships to transit the Red Sea, threatening another waterway after Tehran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.The Red Sea’s narrow maritime artery has been a critical route for delivering crude to the international market after Iranian attacks and threats choked off energy exports via Hormuz.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or…