![]() ![]() ![]() A Danish ship will relieve then in Autumn, a French military official said. Ortemann said a Dutch frigate and helicopter would begin operating in the area from February. So far only the Netherlands and Denmark have confirmed participation. France will use its naval base in the United Arab Emirates as a command centre. Both ships were later released.įrance has said that about 10 European and non-European countries would join its mission, pending parliamentary approvals. In July, Iranian forces seized a British tanker in the Gulf after British marines captured an Iranian vessel in the Strait of Gibraltar. In May and June, several attacks took place on international merchant vessels, including Saudi tankers, in Gulf waters which the United States blamed on Iran. In late 2008, the Council of the European Union adopted Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP, based on various UN resolutions, to establish the executive EU military maritime operation Operation ATALANTA and contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast. ![]() This year the situation in the Gulf grew more acute as the United States moved more assets there to counter the perceived Iranian threat. : The Decline of European Naval Forces: Challenges to Sea Power in an Age of Fiscal Austerity and Political. France, Italy, Denmark back European-led naval mission for Hormuzįrance, Italy and Denmark gave initial support for a British plan for a European-led naval mission to ensure safe shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, proposed after Iran’s seizure of a British-flagged tanker, three senior EU diplomats said on Tuesday (23 July). ![]()
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