—❗️🇾🇪/🇸🇦/🇺🇸/🇮🇱/🇬🇧 NEW: Ansarallah (the Houthis) have established an email-based clearance system for ships seeking safe passage through the Red Sea, according to the Wall Street Journal

Captains submit vessel details and declare they have no ties to the U.S., UK, Israel or Saudi Arabia.

The Houthis usually respond within 24 hours, issuing 7-day transit approvals and navigation instructions.

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: The IRGC shot down another American MQ-1 ‘Grey Eagle’ drone over Qeshm Island

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Since the beginning of the war, Iran has shot down 56 American MQ-9 ‘Reaper’ drones and 16 MQ-1 ‘Grey Eagle’ drones

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— 🇺🇸/🇦🇪 NEW: An American military aircraft near Abu Dhabi is squawking 7700, indicating an emergency

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—❗️🇰🇼 NEW: Columns of smoke were seen rising near Kuwait International Airport; the cause remains unknown

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