The stakes are high: not only for the nations directly involved in the Red Sea and the Mediterranean, but for the entire global geoeconomic balance. And if the "Mare Nostrum" counted less, the first to lose would be us Italians by Paolo Giordani - President of the International Diplomatic Institute Six months after the start of the conflict in Gaza, [...]
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Israel could suffer a direct attack from Iran within the next 24-48 hours, as reported by the Wall Street Journal citing reliable sources by Editorial Staff United States Central Command (CENTCOM) forces have successfully neutralized an anti-ship ballistic missile coming from Yemen, fired in the direction of the Red Sea by affiliated groups [...]
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The Houthis in Yemen also recently announced the possession of hypersonic missiles (probably transferred from Iran) to conduct their maritime interdiction actions in the Red Sea. The range of the Fatah hypersonic missile is compatible with the distances separating Israel from Iran. by Pasquale Preziosa Iran is successfully engaging in […]
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The Houthis test our defenses with swarms of flying drones, underwater drones, small boats and mines
The Houthis are intensifying their attacks by testing different tactical options to discover the limits of their enemies' defenses. They therefore experimented with a "swarm" attack by launching flying drones, small boats, underwater drones and mines against the targets by Andrea Pinto The attacks in the Red Sea by the Houthi rebels against ships in transit do not stop, the [...]
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by Editorial Staff One of our Navy destroyers, the Caio Duilio, had its baptism of fire in the Red Sea yesterday. You foiled an attack by the Yemeni Houthi rebel group by shooting down a drone that was flying menacingly. Once it entered the radar of the Italian ship following a series of technical processing, carried out by the devices [...]
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by Editorial Staff In the Red Sea, a ship flying the Greek flag but owned by Americans raised the alarm following a missile attack off the coast of Yemen. Military intervention was necessary. This was reported by the maritime safety company Ambrey, specifying that the crew remained unharmed. The Houthis had just claimed to have hit another British cargo ship in [...]
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Crosetto: recognition of the work carried out by the Government, Defense and the Navy. Italy today assumed tactical command of the European Union operation EUNAVFOR (European Naval Force) Atalanta. The handover ceremony between the Rear Admiral of the Italian Navy Francesco Saladino and the Commodore Rogério Martins de Brito of the Portuguese Navy took place […]
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by Editorial Staff The European Aspides mission will be launched by the Foreign Affairs Council on February 19th, in the meantime the frigate of the Italian Navy "Martinengo" is about to take command, as flag unit, of the EU anti-piracy mission "Atalanta". Italy will assume tactical command of the anti-Houthi Aspides mission: in these hours at [...]
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by Editorial Staff The Yemeni Houthi rebels raise their sights and after having targeted the ships transiting the Red Sea, crossing the Suez Canal and the Strait of Bab el Mandeb, they are now aiming at the submarine communications cables which, precisely from that stretch of sea, connect entire countries and continents. The interruption […]
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The EU operation called Aspides includes a minimum of three naval units, logistical and intelligence support, air warning capabilities, cyber protection, satellite support and strategic communication for information warfare by Editorial Staff After the informal meeting of the Defense Ministers of 'European Union, The Minister of Defense, Guido Crosetto, yesterday in front of the Defense Commissions [...]
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by Andrea Pinto The situation in the Middle East continues to heat up. The attack on the American base in Jordan which cost the lives of three soldiers forced President Joe Biden to raise the level of tension, announcing a prompt response towards the perpetrators and, above all, the instigators. Iran, according to intelligence reports, is the [...]
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by Francesco Matera Yemen's Houthi rebels continue to threaten the Red Sea through their attacks against foreign cargo ships, winking at Russian and Chinese companies. Last Friday, a US destroyer, the USS Carney, shot down a ballistic missile fired from an area of Yemen controlled by the Houthis, the Pentagon said, [...]
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by Editorial Staff Chinese officials have asked their Iranian counterparts to intervene to stop attacks on ships in the Red Sea by the Houthis. Otherwise, trade relations with Beijing could deteriorate. The news was reported exclusively by the Reuters agency according to some indiscretions revealed, on condition of anonymity, by Iranian and Chinese diplomats. […]
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by Francesco Matera Today at the EU Foreign Affairs Council there is a discussion on the new military mission of the European Union, called Aspides. A mission that will also have to defend the Italian maritime routes which cover 40% of the total commercial traffic that crosses the Suez Canal and then reaches Asia. Due to the incursions of the Yemeni Houthi rebels [...]
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The UN Security Council this week reiterated that, under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, free navigation is an indisputable factor. The sea is an essential communication route for globalized world trade, considering that approximately 80% of trade travels on a fleet of 105.000 container ships, […]
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LISTEN to “Iran all-out against the axis of evil: a new warship with 100 missile launchers launched” on Spreaker. After the attacks in the city of Kerman, Raisi thundered against Israel and the United States for "creating the Caliphate", promising that the "Al Aqsa Flood" operation will necessarily lead to the destruction of the Zionist state. Iran, […]
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by Editorial Staff Defense Minister Guido Crosetto, a few hours ago, spoke with his American counterpart Lloyd Austin. According to the indiscretion revealed by Repubblica he would have discussed the possible Italian participation in the multinational mission in the Red Sea, called Prosperity Guardian. The objective of the mission is to protect the stretch of sea from the Houti group which continues from Yemen [...]
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On June 13, the Yemeni government army launched the “Golden Victory” operation against the Houthi militias in al Hodeida. The Houthis are suffering heavy losses in the ongoing clashes in the al Hodeida area in the west of the country. According to reports from the television broadcaster "Sky News Arabia", government forces have arrived at the airport, while the city center is [...]
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According to the Nova Agency, the Saudi government cabinet has expressed satisfaction with King Salman's directives to deposit $ 2 billion in the Central Bank of Yemen, bringing Riyadh's total deposits to $ 3 billion. This was reported by the Saudi newspaper "Arab News". In a meeting that took place [...]
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Saudi Arabia and Iran at loggerheads after the launch of a missile from Yemen, which fell south of Riyadh, whose paternity has been claimed by the Shiite Houthi rebels. The missile launched, a rebel spokesman said, is a Burkan-2. The missile was directed towards the Yamama Palace, the royal residence where it was [...]
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