Spain will not join the multinational coalition whose aim is to ensure safe passage for merchant ships in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab strait.
The Spanish Navy air defence frigate ALMIRANTE JUAN DE BORBON arrives at a Naval Base © Mena Today
Spain will not join the multinational coalition whose aim is to ensure safe passage for merchant ships in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab strait, against the backdrop of the threat of drones and missiles by the Houthi rebels from Yemen.
This was announced by the Spanish Ministry of Defense, after several days of deliberation when it was not clear whether Spain would take part in the initiative.
An apparent drone attack - claimed by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia - hit central Tel Aviv in the early hours of Friday, killing one man and slightly wounding four others, the Israeli military and emergency services said.
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and de facto ruler, Mohammed bin Salman, called Iran's newly elected President Massoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday to congratulate him on his recent election victory, according to Saudi state media reports.
Denmark's A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Wednesday that disruption to its container shipping via the Red Sea had extended beyond trade routes between the Far East and Europe to its entire global network.
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