# Italy to deploy warships to protect shipping through Bab al-Mandeb

https://mins.news/en/item/63564

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-18 02:53 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/9/18/italy-to-deploy-warships-to-protect-shipping-through-bab-al-mandeb?traffic_source=rss

> Italy will deploy warships to protect its commercial vessels passing through the Bab al-Mandeb strait, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said. Rome will not wait for a joint EU decision, he warned, adding that closing the vital route between the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden would cause severe economic consequences.

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