Operation Prosperity Guardian
Context:
- It is being reported that Bahrain is the only Middle Eastern nation to have joined the operation Prosperity Guardian.
About the operation:
- It is a US-led military operation by a multinational coalition formed in December 2023.
- It is formed to respond to Houthi-led attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.
- United States Secretary of Defens announced the formation of an international maritime security force to end the Houthiblockade of Israel in the Red Sea.
- It is also aimed to counter threats by Houthi forcesagainst international maritime commerce heading or related to Israel following weeks of attacks against commercial vessels amid the 2023 Israel–Hamas war.
- The operation objective is to ensure the safety of maritime traffic in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandeb and Gulf of Aden.
- Combined Task Force 153 which is under control of the U.S. Combined Maritime Forces will control the vessels of the operation that currently includes the United States Navy’s Carrier Strike Group 2.
