Not the three major European countries to the US-Israeli coalition

Fars News Agency International Group: When the US Defense Minister announced the formation of a naval coalition against Yemen, he announced the names of France, Spain and Italy as members of the coalition, but they did not confirm this claim.

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News In its Saturday (last night) report about the American naval coalition in the Red Sea in order to protect Israel from attacks in Yemen, Reuters announced the opposition of three European allies and NATO members to join this coalition.

“Operation Welfare Guardian” is the name chosen by the US for the naval coalition in the Red Sea to protect Israel from attacks in Yemen, but some analysts say that this coalition can be described as “Israel’s sea shield”.

Reuters reported that Spain, Italy and France refused to accept participation in the US-led coalition, and others reported that they would not join the coalition, but to protect navigation in the Red Sea. They will act according to existing agreements.

This western media, referring to the existing uncertainties about the actions that countries should take towards the American naval alliance, emphasized that international shipping companies are more and more “confused” and are moving away from the Red Sea to avoid attacks.

On Tuesday last week, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin released a statement announcing the formation of a naval coalition in the Red Sea. He announced the meaning of “guaranteeing maritime security”. According to him, 10 countries, the United States, England, Canada, Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Bahrain, are members of this coalition.

Austin previously claimed that “at least eight countries” are participating in the coalition but asked that their names not be made public.

Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, a member of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council, warned that if America or another country attacks Yemen, any country that participates in this aggression will suffer.

The latest position of the French Ministry of Defense shows that Paris has not joined the US coalition. The ministry announced that it supports efforts to ensure freedom of navigation in the Red Sea (but) French ships under The French command does this. France has a naval base in the UAE and about 1,500 French soldiers are in Djibouti.

According to the Italian Ministry of Defense, this country is not a member of the American coalition and Protecting its national interests in the Red Sea will respond to the specific requests of Italian ships.

Rejecting the US request, the Spanish Ministry of Defense announced that it would only participate in missions led by NATO or the European Union. And “we will not unilaterally participate in operations in the Red Sea”.

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