Italy readies navy to protect its shipping amid Bab el-Mandeb tensions
Crosetto said Italy will activate the navy to protect merchant ships and undersea cables as Houthi control raises shipping risks.
- On Thursday, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto announced Italy is preparing a possible naval mission to safeguard merchant shipping in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait amid mounting security concerns.
- Security fears surged this month after Iran-aligned Houthis seized control of parts of the Yemen coast, threatening Saudi oil exports rerouted from the Strait of Hormuz.
- Crosetto warned that disruptions to major shipping lanes would drive up transport costs and delay deliveries, pushing higher prices onto Italians, while noting undersea infrastructure vulnerability including data cables and energy links.
- "I have decided to activate the Italian navy to prepare what is necessary to guarantee the safe transit of Italian ships," Crosetto stated, emphasizing the need to prevent bureaucratic delays.
- Though specific naval assets remain undisclosed, Crosetto affirmed the military will intervene with determination to safeguard Italy's security, prosperity, and future economic stability.
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Italy has announced that it will send its warships to the Bab al-Mandeb Strait off the coast of Yemen to ensure the safety of its commercial ships sailing there.
Italy prepares naval operation to protect ships transiting Bab Al-Mandab
DUBAI: Italy has activated its navy to prepare for a possible operation to ensure the safe passage of Italian ships through the Bab Al-Mandab Strait, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said on Thursday. Crosetto said Italy would not wait for the European Union’s Aspides maritime mission to decide whether Italian vessels could safely transit the strategic waterway. “We have decided, with the chief of staff, not to wait for Aspides to decide whether …
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