Iranian warship enters the Red Sea amid threats to shipping from Houthis
Kyiv • UNN
Iran has sent the Alborz destroyer to the Red Sea. The day before, the Pentagon's military forces sank three Houthi boats that attempted to attack a cargo ship. The escalation of violence on the strategic waterway connecting Europe and Asia could have far-reaching consequences.
Against the background of the escalation of the confrontation between Western countries and the Tehran-backed Houthi paramilitary group, the Iranian warship Alborz entered the Red Sea through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, the Iranian destroyer Alborz entered the Red Sea. This was reported by UNN, with with reference to the Iranian news agency Tasnim.
Details
The situation in the The situation in the Red Sea is increasingly turning into a "saber-rattling" between different states. Recently, Iran sent the warship Alborz to the Red Sea, a destroyer crossed the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and entered the busy waterway where the the US-led coalition is already deployed.
The Alborz destroyer entered the Red Sea through the Bab al-Mandeb, a waterway located in the southern part of the Red Sea and connected to the Gulf of Aden in the Indian Ocean
According to Iranian officials, the 51-year-old ship, which was previously sold to the Shah Iran by the United Kingdom, will oversee naval missions in the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
The move, as writesin Politico, adds Iranian military forces to an increasingly volatile crisis that continues to unfold in the Red Sea and is fueled by the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
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Context
The escalation of tensions in the Red Sea was provoked by representatives of the Houthi militia from Yemen, who had been attacking commercial cargo ships there for several weeks.
In December, the United States announced an international security operation called Operation Prosperity Guardian to protect the Red Sea. The United Kingdom deployed a naval destroyer as part of the coalition. destroyer as part of the coalition, and Denmark said it would send a frigate to participate in the operation.
The EU has agreed to to join the US efforts. However, countries such as France and Spain have announced that their warships in the region will remain under national control.
We maintain French command in this case and continue to act in self-defense
This weekend, the U.S. Navy fired two anti-ship missiles and sank three smaller boatsthat the U.S. says the U.S. says the Houthis used to attack the cargo ship. A fourth boat and the attackers were able to escape. According to the Houthis, ten fighters were killed.
Meanwhile, more and more more and more global companies are abandoning the route - recently shipping company Maerskhas again temporarily suspended shipping company Maersk, again temporarily, suspended its transportation in the Red Sea region due to the Sea due to the attacks. Earlier, the shipping company Hapag-Lloyd did the same.
Shipping companies are diverting their ships around Africa instead of fighting the Red Sea, but so far the economic impact is limited, though clearly not zero
Addendum
Iranian state media, reporting on the warship's deployment to the Red Sea, also indicate also that Tehran and the Houthis are uniting their justification for responding only to ships associated with Israel, as if it were support for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
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