Saudi Arabia seeks international coalition to protect Red Sea shipping from Houthis: Report
Fourteen countries backed the Saudi-led plan to protect shipping routes and global trade, with 43 nations attending the meeting, officials said.
- On Thursday, Saudi Arabia announced the Multinational Maritime Defense Coalition, uniting 14 founding nations to protect shipping in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandeb Strait, and Gulf of Aden amid escalating regional tensions.
- The initiative follows the Houthis' July 20 declaration of a maritime blockade against Saudi vessels, which the group characterized as a response to an "unjust and oppressive siege" on Yemen.
- Representatives from 43 countries attended the Riyadh meeting, with Saudi Arabia serving as the founding state and hosting the coalition's permanent headquarters; officials described the alliance as "purely defensive."
- Recent attacks have forced tanker operators to divert vessels around Africa or toward the Suez Canal to bypass the threatened Bab al-Mandeb Strait, extending transit times significantly and disrupting energy supplies.
- Washington's participation in the Saudi-led coalition remains undecided as the initiative emerges amid the wider Iran-U.S. conflict, with regional security increasingly dependent on diverse international alliances.
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