{
  "id": 8067577,
  "title": "Italy readies navy to protect its shipping amid Bab el-Mandeb tensions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/italy-readies-navy-to-protect-its-shipping-amid-bab-el-mandeb-tensions",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T17:46:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/italy-readies-navy-protect-its-shipping-amid-bab-el-mandeb-tensions"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "ROME, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Italy is preparing for a possible naval mission to safeguard its merchant shipping as security concerns mount in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said on Thursday. Crosetto said he and Italy's chief of defence staff had agreed to mobilise the navy to prepare \"whatever is necessary\" to guarantee the secure transit of Italian vessels, arguing that…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}