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...