{"id":73265,"date":"2021-11-12T11:39:27","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T11:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/11\/12\/us-israel-and-gulf-arab-allies-launch-joint-red-sea-drill\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:49:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:49:59","slug":"us-israel-and-gulf-arab-allies-launch-joint-red-sea-drill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2021\/11\/12\/us-israel-and-gulf-arab-allies-launch-joint-red-sea-drill\/","title":{"rendered":"US, Israel and Gulf Arab allies launch joint Red Sea drill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DUBAI, United Arab Emirates \u2014 Naval forces from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2021\/11\/05\/marines-are-training-with-elite-troops-in-israel-in-a-new-step-for-central-command\/\" target=\"_blank\">United States, Israel and two Gulf Arab states<\/a> are taking part in a joint security drill in the Red Sea, a vital shipping route that feeds into the Suez Canal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. 5th Fleet said Thursday that the five-day multilateral maritime exercise with Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain began on Wednesday and includes at-sea training focused on search and seizure tactics aboard the USS Portland transport dock ship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The drill comes a little more than a year after the UAE and subsequently Bahrain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/04\/12\/secdef-declares-ironclad-us-commitment-to-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\">normalized ties with Israel<\/a> despite strong criticism by Palestinians over the formal recognition of Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An Israeli navy officer said it is the first time the three nations have shared maritime training exercises. The UAE also sent a delegation to an Israeli-hosted air force drill last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is the first time at sea, and actually it\u2019s exciting that young officers are meeting young officers,\u201d the officer told reporters, speaking spoke on condition of anonymity under military guidelines. \u201cWe\u2019ll do it step by step.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their participation reflects their shared concerns over Iranian threats to regional shipping. Israel has accused Iran of trying to use the high seas to smuggle weapons to Israel\u2019s enemies. 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