EU-led mission urges ships linked to US, Israel to avoid waters near Yemen
A naval mission led by the European Union (EU) has called on ships linked to the United States and the Israeli regime to avoid waters near Yemen, following an announcement by Yemeni authorities that they have begun military operations in support of Iran amid the US-Israeli aggression against the country.
The Aspides, a key naval mission based in Greece, said on Sunday that all shipping companies with vessels in the region seeking to sail in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden must exercise particular caution.
The mission added, however, that ships with connections to the Israeli regime or the United States should avoid passage through those waterways if possible.
The advisory comes a day after Yemen’s ruling Ansarullah movement said it had officially joined Iran in its confrontation against US-Israeli aggression.
The movement launched several missiles toward Israeli-occupied territories, a tactic it has employed since the start of the Gaza war in 2023.
However, many believe Yemen’s most influential tactic in the conflict against the Israeli regime, the United States, and their regional allies would be to close the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a key waterway through which significant volumes of energy and commodities pass every day.
Such a closure would further obstruct the flow of oil and goods from the region, as Iran has already maintained a tight grip on transit through the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf since it came under US-Israeli attacks in late February, causing a sharp rise in international oil and gas prices.
British think tank Chatham House said in an analysis on Saturday that any disruption to shipping in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait would significantly increase shipping costs and oil prices, further straining the global economy already fragile due to the situation in Hormuz.
The think tank also warned that Yemen’s Ansarullah could launch attacks on critical economic and military infrastructure in the Persian Gulf, potentially prompting new conflicts with Arab countries in the region.
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