The US Embassy in Yemen said repeated Houthi claims that Yemen is under a blockade were "just slogans" used to justify attacks against the internationally recognized government and Saudi Arabia on Iran's orders, according to embassy spokesman Khaled Wolfsberg.
Wolfsberg said the only blockade was one imposed by the Houthis on the city of Taiz. He made the remarks in a video statement posted by the embassy on X on Tuesday.
In the statement, Wolfsberg questioned Houthi claims that Yemen was under a blockade, citing a figure of 272 commercial vessels.