Iran Sends Warship to Red Sea After US Sinks Houthi Boats
- Tehran’s move compounds volatile situation in the Red Sea
- Maersk suspends Red Sea transit after US-Houthis battle
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Iran dispatched a warship to the Red Sea after the US Navy destroyed three Houthi boats, a move that risks ratcheting up tensions and complicates Washington’s goal of securing a waterway that’s vital to global trade.
The Alborz destroyer traversed the Bab El-Mandeb strait, a narrow choke point between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, on Monday, Iranian state media said without providing further information on the vessel’s mission.