The United Arab Emirates has withdrawn from the multinational coalition of the Combined Maritime Forces, deployed in the Gulf, the Red Sea and the Straits of Hormuz and Bab El-Mandeb to ensure the safety of navigation, reports the American daily The Wall Street Journal.
Led by the United States and made up of soldiers from 38 countries, including “the United Kingdom, France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Germany”, it is “the largest maritime security force in the world”, says the newspaper. Its mission consists in particular in combating piracy, arms trafficking, but also and above all Iranian attacks against commercial ships.
This withdrawal was effective two months ago, but it was only at the end of May that the UAE Foreign Ministry issued a statement, blaming its decision on the lack of“effectiveness of security cooperation with
2023-06-02 14:21:34
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