At the same time as tensions increase in the Red Sea, the military authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran have said that the "Alborz destroyer in the form of the 94th naval flotilla" of this country has entered the Red Sea by passing through the Bab al-Mandab strait.

Moscow said on Sunday its forces repelled a Ukrainian attack on a Russian warship guarding gas pipelines in the Black Sea.

India proposed 5.94 trillion rupees ($72.6 billion) in defence spending for the 2023-24 financial year, 13% up from the previous period’s initial estimates.