Army chiefs from countries in the Maritime Defense Coalition met in Saudi Arabia today to maintain freedom of navigation in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, as Riyadh seeks to build an international coalition to protect Red Sea shipping from Houthi attacks.
Participating nations: Maldives, Morocco, Bangladesh, U.S., Yemen, Oman, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Kuwait, Jordan and New Zealand.
Maritime Coalition Chiefs Meet in Saudi