Al Jazeera reports a multinational naval coalition is preparing to deploy to the
Red Sea under a unified command to protect shipping. Sultan Barakat of Hamad bin
Khalifa University said the announced commitments will be tested and that
similar Saudi-led coalition concepts have not formed in practice. He warned the
force is unlikely to deploy unless Houthi militants stop attacking international
shipping in the Red Sea. Barakat added the multinational model used for
operations around Bab al-Mandeb cannot be replicated in the Strait of Hormuz
because tensions involving Iran are more complex.