The Pentagon has convinced more than a half dozen allies to join a strengthened naval task force in the Red Sea amid mounting attacks by Iran-backed rebels on commercial shipping that have driven oil prices higher.
US defence secretary Lloyd Austin said the deployments, to be called Operation Prosperity Guardian, would include the UK, France, the Netherlands and other countries to ensure vessels could safely navigate the southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, a crucial artery for global trade.
The new grouping would work together “to tackle the challenge posed by this non-state actor launching ballistic missiles and uncrewed aerial vehicles at merchant vessels from many nations lawfully transiting international waters”, Austin said.
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