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Iranian warship enters Red Sea as tensions rise
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https://www.politico.eu/article/iran-warship-red-sea-suez-canal-yemen-houthi/
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Iran dispatched a naval frigate to the Red Sea amid an escalating standoff between Western nations and Tehran-backed militants that has seen maritime traffic attacked by drones, missiles and speedboats.
The move adds Iran’s military into an increasingly volatile crisis unfolding in the Red Sea, where tensions have soared in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.
Houthi rebels from Yemen — who, along with Gaza-based Hamas, form part of the Iranian-backed “axis of resistance” against Israel — started targeting commercial vessels traversing the Red Sea in December.
Over the weekend, the United States Navy reported it destroyed three boats carrying Houthi fighters in what it said was a hijacking attempt against a container ship, the Maersk Hangzhou, operating in the region.
Shipping companies are diverting their vessels around Africa instead of braving the Red Sea, but so far the economic impact is limited, “although clearly not zero,” wrote UBS Wealth Management chief global economist Paul Donovan.
The company said on Tuesday that it would “pause all transits through the Red Sea / Gulf of Aden until further notice,” adding: “In cases where it makes most sense for our customers, vessels will be rerouted and continue their journey around the Cape of Good Hope.”
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