Australia Rejects US Request to Be a part of Crimson Sea Naval Operation

Australia has rejected a US request for a warship to assist defend worldwide transport lanes within the Crimson Sea, with Protection Minister Richard Marles saying the nation’s strategic focus needed to stay on the Indo-Pacific.

Marles, who can also be deputy prime minister, instructed Sky Information on Thursday that Australia wouldn’t be sending a “ship or a airplane” to the Center East, however would as an alternative virtually triple its troop contribution to the US-led maritime power.