Al Salmi

The Bab-el-Mandeb Strait has not been closed, the head of Yemen's National Negotiating Delegation, Al-Salmi, says.

He said the maritime siege of Saudi Arabia will continue until the blockade of Yemen ends, calling it a response to a 12-year Saudi blockade.

Al-Salmi accused Riyadh of rejecting fair solutions to the crisis.

The Houthis deny closing the Bab al-Mandab strait, saying their naval blockade targets Saudi Arabia alone. Yemeni negotiating chief Al-Salmi called it a "maritime siege" of Saudi Arabia.

Damage to the Kuwait flagged Al Salmi crude oil tanker after it was struck by the Islamic regime at Dubai port.