Cairo urges Iran de-escalation, stresses freedom of navigation in Red Sea, Bab Al-Mandab

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Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty called for regional and international efforts to de-escalate tensions related to the Iran crisis and prevent the conflict from spreading. He emphasized protecting freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab and opposed using maritime chokepoints as leverage.

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty called for intensified regional and international efforts to de-escalate tensions related to the crisis with Iran and prevent the conflict from widening, while stressing the need to preserve freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and Bab Al-Mandab and reject the use of maritime chokepoints as instruments of pressure. Abdelatty […]