Dec 5, 2023, 5:35 PM

US envoy to visit PG states for security of Israeli ships

US envoy to visit PG states for security of Israeli ships

TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – Timothy Lenderking, the US State Department’s special envoy to Yemen, will visit the Persian Gulf this week to organize efforts to ensure marine security in the Red Sea, the department stated on Tuesday.

According to the Department of State, Lenderking will meet with important maritime industry partners to guarantee the security of international commerce.

According to White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, the US is in talks with “other countries” to establish a maritime task force in the Red Sea with the goal of securing the safe.

The Yemeni armed forces said on Sunday that they had targeted two more Israeli ships in the Red Sea.

Also last month on November 19, the Yemeni army naval forces boarded a commercial ship believed to be ultimately owned by a major Israeli businessman with links to the Tel Aviv regime.

MNA

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