The passage of cargo ships through the Red Sea decreased by 30%

According to the report of Fars News Agency International Group, the International Monetary Fund announced today, Wednesday, that due to Yemeni attacks in the Red Sea, the passage of container ships through this sea has decreased by about 30%.

Jihad Azour, director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Monetary Fund said: “The passage of container ships has dropped by nearly 30 percent.”

This The official of the International Monetary Fund noted that this decline has accelerated since the beginning of this year.

On Tuesday, the US Department of Defense said that the Yemenis began their attacks in the Red Sea on November 19. have carried out more than 30 attacks on ships.

Yemen’s Ansarullah says it carries out these attacks in support of the Palestinian people. Of course, the Yemenis have said that they only operate against ships owned by Israel or bound for occupied Palestine.

Since October 7, the Israeli army has started a war against Gaza in response to the “Al-Aqsa Storm” operation, which has resulted in the martyrdom of more than 26 thousand Palestinians.

The head of the German shipping company Hapag-Lloyds, which is the fifth largest container shipping company, told reporters today that attacks on ships in the Red Sea are unlikely to end soon. He clarified that this trend has forced shipping companies not to use the Suez Canal.

A few months ago, America launched a coalition with the aim of normalizing the situation in the Red Sea and confronting the actions of the Yemenis. And in addition to that, accompanied by England, it has also carried out several rounds of attacks on Yemeni soil, but these attacks have not had any effect in stopping Yemeni attacks on ships owned by Israel or bound for occupied Palestine.

Yesterday (Tuesday), “Mohammed Nasser Al-Atafi”, the Minister of Defense of the National Salvation Government of Yemen, said: “Providing the security of the Red Sea from a legal, political and military point of view is the responsibility of the governments and countries bordering the Red Sea, especially Yemen.”

The Minister of Defense of Yemen pointed out that the American government plays international values ​​based on its political tendencies and wars against other nations, and pointed out that the positions of the Yemeni nation in supporting Gaza, from the regime Calling America a terrorist is a ridiculous issue.

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