Why is Saudi Arabia forming a coalition to protect the Red Sea?

Saudi Arabia has announced a mission to form an international alliance to guard the Red Sea from attacks on shipping by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen.

Dozens of countries have been invited to join the coalition, although membership has not been finalised, according to a Reuters report on Wednesday.

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