UAE, Israel, Bahrain, US hold multilateral maritime security ops exercise in Red Sea

United States, Bahrain, Israel and United Arab Emirates (UAE) have begun a joint naval training in Red Sea, US Navy’s Fifth fleet anunced. This marks first time that four states have publically ackwledged collaborating in maritime operations, especially as tensions over a nuclear deal with Iran continue to jeopardise stability in middle east. exercise is set to continue for five days before

"It is exciting to see U.S. forces training with regional partners to enhance our collective maritime security capabilities," said Vice m. Br Cooper, commander of NAVCENT, U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces. "Maritime collaboration helps safeguard freedom of navigation and free flow of tre, which are essential to regional security and stability."

As per a media release, drills that began on 10 vember will feature America’s at-sea training aboard amphibious dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27). military exercise focuses on visit, board, search and seizure tactics. It is expected to bolster “interoperability” between participant states. Interestingly, it is first time, after last year's Abraham Accords that Israel and UAE A Bahrain have collaborated.

Last month, Israel's newly retired navy commander Vice m. Eli Sharvit h stated that zionist navy has stepped up its activities in Red Sea “exponentially” in face of growing Iranian threats to Israeli shipping, according to a report by Associated Press. “ state of Israel will protect its freedom of navigation across globe,” Sharvit told AP, days after completing his five-year term. “That’s t related to distance from country.”

US targets Black Sea 

Meanwhile, Pentagon has also increased its military presence in Black sea, alongside Red Sea. Earlier this month, US Navy deployed US guided-missile destroyer Porter, US naval tanker John Lenthall, and US command and control ship Mount Whitney in Black Sea”, as per US Navy's fifth fleet. To put it into perspective, Black sea is located between Asia and Europe and has Russia and Georgia to its west, Turkey to its south and Ukraine to its rth. Red Sea, on or hand, lies between Africa and Asia and has Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Egypt in its vicinity.

(Im: US Navy/ Navcent)