World Insights: Saudi-led maritime defense alliance underscores shift in regional security calculus

Iran Herald · August 2, 2026 War

by Murad Abdo SANAA, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia announced Thursday the establishment of a multinational maritime defense alliance it said aimed at protecting shipping lanes in the Red Sea, the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Gulf of Aden.