Australia Declines US Request To Send Warships To Red Sea

Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles announced that Australia has declined a US request to send warships to the Red Sea for the US-led Operation Prosperity Guardian, citing that the Red Sea is not a strategic priority.

Australia has turned down a request from the United States to send warships to the Red Sea to guard trade amid rising threats by Yemeni Houthi terrorists.

Canberra is largely focused on Asia-Pacific matters, and the Red Sea is not a strategic priority, as stated b...

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