Conflicts in the Red Sea
The Red Sea is important not in itself, but
because of its position and the its resources of countries at its shores from
Egypt to Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Sudan. These countries have great volumes of
oil and gas. On their coasts, pipelines, terminals, and ports, these essential
materials are exported to all parts of the world from Japan and China to Europe
and the Americas. Thus, these countries consider that the energy resources,
existing in this part of the world (about 60% of world reserve) and necessary
for their advancement, industries, people’s welfare, and national security,
cannot be left for coincidence, liable to national or international risks that
prevent them from obtaining these resources in the fastest and cheapest ways. In
the place where these resources are, these countries have started to interfere
indirectly then directly in order to extract resources and ensure their
transport lines via seas to these countries. These countries established points
in seas and straits from the Suez Canal to the Strait of Mandeb and Strait of
Hormuz on the Persian Gulf, and Indonesian Strait of Malacca across the Indian
Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Gibraltar, and Atlantic Ocean.
Nowadays, this importance increases due to
tension in Gulf region. This is either due to the conflicts among its
countries, between the United States of America and European countries and Iran
because of the Iranian nuclear issue, and American-Israeli threats to strike
Iran which may result in spillovers and consequences that may lead to close the
Strait of Hormuz and stop transporting energy to various countries worldwide.
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