🚨 🇸🇦 RED SEA DEFENCE ALLIANCE GAINS MOMENTUM AS 43 COUNTRIES JOIN SAUDI-LED TALKS Saudi Arabia’s Defence Ministry said representatives from 43 countries and an EU delegation attended talks on a proposed maritime security alliance. Discussions covered its charter, command structure and operations across the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandab and Gulf of Aden. The size of the meeting shows shipping security is becoming a shared global cost, not a Saudi problem alone. Tanker operators, marine insurers and defence companies gain from stronger protection spending. Safer routes cut freight costs and ease pressure on oil prices.