# Saudi-led naval coalition prepares to secure Red Sea waterways

https://mins.news/en/item/65459

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-19 12:21 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/19/saudi-led-naval-coalition-prepares-to-secure-red-sea-waterways?traffic_source=rss

> Saudi Arabia has convened a multinational naval coalition to discuss protecting shipping in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Bab al-Mandeb Strait. The meeting comes as attacks by Iran-backed Houthi fighters threaten one of the world’s key oil routes.

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