The Commander of the Central Command of the US Naval Forces, the Fifth Fleet and the Joint Naval Forces, Admiral Brad Cooper, stressed the importance of the United States project to form a fleet of marine marches in the region, in order to ensure maritime security and freedom of international navigation, calling at the same time Washington’s partners and allies in the region to participate to succeed this project.
“The fleet of marches project would increase the capabilities on marine monitoring in the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf, noting the establishment of a unit based on artificial intelligence to monitor territorial waters by technology to ensure Naval security and international navigation.
Admiral Brad Cooper indicated that the fifth American fleet conducted the largest naval training in which more than 60 countries participated in, in order to ensure the achievement of maritime security in the region, stressing the success of the American navy during this year in thwarting many operations, including smuggling large quantities of weapons coming from Iran is on its way to Yemen.
Cooper explained that the seized weapons are similar to the recent attacks on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the UAE, stressing that the biggest threat to the security and stability of the region comes from Iran, saying: “The biggest threat to the region comes from Iran clearly and documented through its missile and ballistic project and the use of these missiles from Before her agents in addition to her nuclear project.
He warned of the consequences of piracy, arms smuggling, drugs and human trafficking on the security of the region, stressing that the US Navy is doing everything in its power to ensure maritime security and freedom of international navigation.
He pointed out that during the past two years, the fifth American fleet thwarted drug smuggling, and in 2021 managed to seize 9,000 weapons coming from Iran.
On the Iranian attempts that were aimed at stealing two American careers in the Arabian Gulf and the Red Sea, Cooper said: “Iranian attempts were scandalous, but they have no effect,” stressing that Iranian threats will not stand in the way of achieving maritime security and freedom of international navigation in the region.
Cooper affirmed the US navy’s survival in the region with a commitment to achieve stability in a manner that guarantees maritime security and freedom of international navigation, stressing that more successes in thwarting all the operations that would affect the stability of the region..
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