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US Embassy statement disputes Yemen-wide blockade claims, points to Houthi siege of Taiz

Asharq News reported on November 11 that US Embassy spokesperson Khaled Wolfsberg disputed claims of a blockade imposed on Yemen. He cited UN figures that 272 commercial ships unloaded cargo at the ports of Hodeidah, Salif and Ras Isa between January and September 2026, and described the siege of Taiz imposed by the terrorist Houthi militia as the actual blockade.

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