@addisstandardeng · Post #21630 · 03/06/2026, 12:09 PM
News: #Ethiopia emerging as strategic player in Red Sea amid #Israel–#Iran tensions, French journal reports Ethiopia could become an increasingly important actor in the shifting geopolitical dynamics of the #Red_Sea as tensions between Israel and Iran expand beyond the Levant, according to a report by the French online political and intellectual journal NRP. The report suggests that developments around the #Bab_el-Mandeb Strait and evolving regional alliances may elevate the strategic significance of Ethiopia in the Horn of #Africa and the wider Red Sea security landscape. The publication in titled ‘Israel and Ethiopia: a secret alliance against Iran?’ highlights that the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran is extending beyond the Levant into the Horn of Africa, with the Bab el-Mandeb Strait becoming a critical maritime flashpoint. Ethiopia’s longstanding pursuit of sovereign access to the Red Sea, the publication notes, remains central to ...... Read more: https://addisstandard.com/?p=55608