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[![defence specialists from Universal Defence and Security Solutions spoke with Reuters' senior journalist Jonathan Saul about how Houthi militants in Yemen are attacking ships in one of the world’s busiest maritime trade routes.](https://www.universal-defence.com/hs-fs/hubfs/yemen%20map.jpg?width=365&name=yemen%20map.jpg) ](https://www.universal-defence.com/blog-old/yemens-houthi-rebels-target-vessels-along-key-global-shipping-lane)

## [Yemen's Houthi Rebels Target Vessels Along Key Global Shipping Lane](https://www.universal-defence.com/blog-old/yemens-houthi-rebels-target-vessels-along-key-global-shipping-lane)

This week, defence specialists from [Universal Defence and Security Solutions](https://www.linkedin.com/company/universal-defence-security-solutions/) spoke with Reuters'...

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