Israel, UAE, Bahrain, US launch drill in Red Sea in apparent message to Iran

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Source: Times of Israel

Subhead: Naval exercise represents first public military cooperation between Jerusalem and Manama; comes amid growing tensions with Tehran

The navies of Israel, the United States, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain launched a joint exercise in the Red Sea this week, the American military said, in an apparent threat to their shared adversary, Iran.

The exercise comes just over a year after Israel normalized ties with the UAE and Bahrain. Though Israel has conducted exercises alongside the UAE in the past, the drill represents the first-ever public military cooperation between Israel and Bahrain.

According to the US military’s Central Command, the five-day exercise is taking place at sea and will include “visit, board, search and seizure tactics.” The drill is being led by the US Navy’s 5th Fleet, which operates throughout the Middle East.

“It is exciting to see US forces training with regional partners to enhance our collective maritime security capabilities,” Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of the 5th Fleet, said in a statement.



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1. The Red Sea has consistently low wave height in the northwest.

Presumably, the southeast offers protection from wind.

Yemen Sudan and Ethiopia are down there as well.

Stability for the whole Red Sea is a never ending priority.

My area remains quiet. No sign of extra patrols.

Bicycle police are a fairly new thing. They operate in pairs.

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2. Always make Iran the villain.

Shell and BP brought in the Shah so they could steal their oil. It never ends.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

4. Without a real war to cover and tote the media turns to misinformation and fear warfare.

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5. The Shah has been gone since the 70s. Iran IS the villian.

Long kept in check, for the most part, by Iraq until the idiot Cheney removed that natural enemy

[Alexander Of Assyria]

3. Only us doing routine drills, only other nations routine drills and paper warships are

alarming.