A chemical ship was attacked in the Indian Ocean on Saturday. Tehran denies responsibility. Thanks to international patrols in this area, the Danish Maersk will soon sail through the Suez Canal again
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A drone launched fromIran According to the US Department of Defense, a ship was hit in the Indian Ocean on Saturday.
“The motor ship CHEM PLUTO, one Chemical ship “The Liberian-flagged aircraft, owned by Japan and operated by the Netherlands, was hit by an attack drone launched from Iran at around 10 a.m. local time, 200 nautical miles off the coast of India,” a spokesman for said Pentagon.
It would be the first such attack outside the Red Sea, where Yemeni militiamen are stationed Houthis have attacked ships in international waters several times since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas.
“Actions committed by others should not be attributed to Iran. We do not take actions for.” Power of attorney in the region,” Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said at the International Palestine Conference in Tehran on Saturday.
Trade was diverted from Suez to the Atlantic
Attacks on merchant shipping in the Red Sea have resulted in most commercial cargo being diverted from the Red Sea Suez Passage Towards the Atlantic route with a significant increase in costs and navigation times. In fact, around 12% of global trade passes through the Egyptian canal: from oil and natural gas to wheat, toys and electronics.
The Houthis are Iranian-backed rebels who conquered large parts of the country in 2014 Yemen, including the capital Sana'a. As the conflict between Israel and Hamas intensified, they first fired rockets toward the Israeli city of Eilat and then aimed drones, helicopters and boats at international ships transiting off the coast of Yemen.
The United States and a number of other nations are creating one international force to protect the region's waterways, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced last week.
The naval task force and the role of Italy
Italy participates in the maritime task force with a ship already in the area.
“I expressed my concerns two weeks ago and unfortunately the ships are no longer sailing through the Red Sea. “As a result, insurance costs and ultimately our energy bills and shopping bags are rising,” he said Defense Minister Guido Crosettoduring his visit on Sunday to the Italian contingent in Latvia.
In another incident, the US shot down four drones on their way to an airport on Saturday destroyer in the southern Red Sea and from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced.
Due to the guarantees offered by the international patrol, the AP Moller-Maersk A/S, the second largest container shipping company in the world, is preparing for this to return on the Suez Canal route
“We are working on one Floor “To allow ships to pass through as quickly as possible,” the company announced in a statement published by the Bloomberg agency.