Bloomberg is claiming to have well-placed sources telling them Russia and China have engaged in secret talks with Yemen’s Houthis. The source claims representatives of China and Russia met with a high-ranking Houthi leader, Mohammed Abdel Salam, in Oman and reached a deal that assures Russia and China their vessels will not be attacked in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Oman.
Donald Asher, a senior fellow at Hudson Institute, was quoted in the Bloomberg report, saying, “China and Russia are deepening their strategic alliance with Iranian-backed terrorists. It’s a further sign of an emerging new world disorder that threatens freedom of navigation, commerce, transit, and communications. No one should doubt that Putin and Xi are increasingly coordinating their moves with Tehran while the US embraces appeasement, including via releasing billions of dollars to the Iranians with no substantive result to American interests, power, and prestige.”
Excerpt from oilprice.com
According to Bloomberg’s sources, Russia and China have sealed a deal with Iran-backed Houthis to allow their commercial vessels to transit the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden without fear of drone and or missile attacks.
One of the sources said China and Russia reached a deal with diplomats in Oman with Mohammed Abdel Salam, one of the Houthis’ top political leaders. They said the safe passage of vessels is in exchange for the Houthis’ political support at the United Nations Security Council.