Italy To Deploy Warships In Bab-El-Mandeb To Protect Its Commercial Vessels From Houthis
Crosetto said Italy will not wait for EU approval as Houthi gains threaten a route that carries about 12% of global maritime trade.
- On Friday, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto called for a stronger naval presence in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to protect merchant shipping after the Houthi Group seized control of Perim Island.
- Houthi forces recently gained control over Perim Island and the Port of Mocha, granting them unrestricted access to the 18-mile-wide strait serving as the southern gateway to the Suez Canal.
- Data shows the waterway handles 12% of global maritime trade and 10% of total oil trade, while about 40% of Italy's trade passes through the Suez Canal.
- Rome is preparing its own naval mission to avoid delays caused by what Crosetto called "European bureaucracy," noting, "After what I said, something moved within Aspides, but we need more ships."
- The situation remains complex as the Iran-backed group expands its influence in the region, while U.S. naval capabilities remain limited due to an ongoing war with the Islamic Republic that began in February.
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