EU's Kallas urges member states to divert Hormuz ships to Red Sea for Houthi threat
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EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas is urging member states to redirect naval vessels originally pledged for a stalled voluntary coalition in the Strait of Hormuz to the Red Sea, where Houthi attacks are escalating. Speaking before a Monday meeting of EU defense ministers, Kallas stated that demand for escort missions is urgent and that the bloc needs more naval power to fulfill them. The Houthis have recently advanced in Yemen and struck Saudi energy infrastructure, raising new fears of fuel supply disruptions. However, EU countries have so far refused to reinforce the existing 'Aspides' shield mission in the Red Sea. Kallas suggested that nations could use resources already committed but not yet deployed for the Hormuz operation to support the Red Sea effort instead.
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September 28 — The European Union is urging its member states to reassign naval vessels originally pledged for a stalled mission in the Strait of Hormuz to the Red Sea, as Houthi attacks raise fresh concerns over economic disruption.
Speaking ahead of Monday's meeting of EU defense ministers, Kaja Kallas, the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said: "The need is more urgent than ever. We have received many requests for escort missions, but we need naval forces capable of carrying them out."
Recent Houthi advances in Yemen, combined with attacks on Saudi Arabia's energy infrastructure, have heightened fears of further disruptions to fuel supplies. Despite the growing threat, EU member states have so far refused to reinforce the bloc's existing Red Sea mission, known as "Aspides."
Kallas noted that member states could draw on resources already pledged but not yet deployed for a "voluntary coalition" in the Strait of Hormuz — a mission that has yet to be formally established — to support operations in the Red Sea instead.
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EU urges member states to redirect Hormuz ships to Red Sea as Houthi threat grows