December 19, 2023, 10:25 a.m
The Iranian-backed group holds control of one of the most strategic straits on the entire planet. Italy expects to send the European frigate “Virginio Fasan” to the Suez Canal
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The Conflict in the Middle East it is increasingly expanding to the Red Sea. The Houthi rebels from Yemen linked to IranThey launched a new attack against a ship off the coast of Djibouti and it Street of Bab el-Mandebin one of the maritime bottlenecks most strategic on the entire planet regarding trade routes. The militiamen, the They control the west coast of YemenThey said they would still continue their attacks in the Red Sea “every 12 hours.” the US announcement of a new marine protection coalition. Italy expects to send the European frigate “Virginio Fasan”. Suez Passage.
Houthis: “We will attack every 12 hours” The Houthis intend to “carry out operations and attacks on boats transiting the Red Sea every 12 hours.” Mohammed Abdul Salam, a spokesman for the group, said they will “target ships that are exclusively destined for Israel.” For the Yemeni group, the goal is to “increase pressure on the Jewish state to stop its aggression and lift the siege on Gaza.”
Houthis: “The US naval coalition in the Red Sea is useless” This was said by the Houthi's main negotiator, Mohammed Abdulsalam the establishment of a multinational naval alliance Efforts to secure shipping in the Red Sea will not change its position on the Gaza conflict. The U.S.-led coalition is “essentially useless,” Abdulsalam said, adding that all waters bordering Yemen are safe due to the “unjust war of aggression against Palestine,” except for Israeli ships or those bound for Israel.
Iran: “Independent Houthis in their attacks in the Red Sea” Despite its alleged ties to and support for the Houthi insurgency, Iran quickly claimed that the Yemeni group was acting independently in its attacks and seizure of Israeli-linked ships in the Red and Arabian Seas. “It is not right to link the independent actions of the Yemeni group with those of other countries,” Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani said.
USA: “These attacks threaten global trade” The Pentagon has also highlighted that the Houthi attacks pose a “threat” to international trade.
Crosetto hears from Austin about security initiatives in the Red Sea Defense Minister Guido Crosetto spoke to American Minister Lloyd Austin about security in the Red Sea. We are discussing possible initiatives that would then possibly be discussed in Parliament on the Italian side.
The Italian frigate is planned to be sent to the Suez Canal The two ministers have brought forward the deployment of the European multi-purpose frigate “Virginio Fasan” to the Red Sea, initially planned for February and now for December 24th. The ship will be part of Operation Atalanta, in which Italy has been involved along with other countries since 2009, and will be used as external support to the European diplomatic mission, which will patrol the maritime areas between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. The aim is to protect the passage of merchant ships.
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