Strengthening and expanding the partnership with the government will be pivotal to these efforts, which must not only integrate the government into a Red Sea security framework but also address the long-term power imbalance in Yemen if the Houthi threat persists.

The European Union's naval commander tasked with protecting shipping from Houthi attacks said that at least 15% of ships currently rerouting around the Cape of Good Hope could safely return to the Red Sea with minimal risk.

Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Mohsen Al-Daari, confirmed today, Wednesday, that the security of maritime navigation lines depends on supporting the capabilities of the armed forces to extend their control over the entire national territory.

A new attempt to rescue a burning oil tanker in the Red Sea began Saturday after attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen, a European Union naval mission said.

Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing a source, that the European Union's naval mission in the Red Sea (Aspedes) is considering taking precautionary measures, including towing the oil tanker MV Sunion, which was recently attacked off the coast of Yemen.

The European Union's Red Sea mission said Thursday it had evacuated the crew of a Greek-flagged oil tanker a day after it was damaged in an attack off the coast of Yemen, warning that the vessel now posed an "environmental risk."