The announcement was made by Ahmed Asseri, spokesman for the coalition, which has been striking Yemen's Houthi rebels since March 26.
The spokesman said no ship will be allowed to enter Yemen without the coordination with the coalition forces, in response to an attempt of an Iranian ship to break the maritime ban.
He said Iran could send relief supplies to Yemen through the United Nations as the coalition provides permission for humanitarian aid in association with the UN.
- The Houthis militias Tuesday attacked locations in the Saudi border city Jezan, hours before the ceasefire took effect, the spokesman said, while affirming the readiness of Saudi land forces to response to any Houthi attack.
The conflict in Yemen has roughly claimed the lives of more than 1,500 and injured some 6,000 others since it started.
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