![Members of the Saudi special forces stand aboard Britain's RFA Cardigan Bay landing ship in the Gulf waters off Bahrain during the International Maritime Exercise (IMX), on November 5, 2019. IMX is a joint military exercise involving assets and personnel from more than 50 partner nations and seven international organisations. The US has pushed for the creation of a US-led operation dubbed the International Maritime Security Construct to safeguard trade and the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/N7VFB74AUIKP575BNWJDJPFALI.jpg?smart=true&auth=480fe25eccda5df9dab873ece0a6254303a5b0ed3e59b54faca4b133db90190e&width=400&height=225)
Members of the Saudi special forces stand aboard Britain's RFA Cardigan Bay landing ship on Tuesday. AFP
Members of the Saudi special forces stand aboard Britain's RFA Cardigan Bay landing ship on Tuesday. AFP
US navy prepares allies to protect navigation in the Gulf
Maritime exercises involving personnel and vessels from 50 countries began in October
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05 November, 2019