Joint US–Israeli navy exercise held in Red Sea
Shafaq News- Washington
US Central Command (CENTCOM) and the Israeli military confirmed on Monday that they conducted joint naval drills in the Red Sea amid rising regional tensions.
The Arleigh Burke–class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black carried out a scheduled maritime exercise on February 1 with the Israeli navy, operating alongside INS Eilat, CENTCOM reported on X.
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black conducts a routine maritime exercise with @IDF Israeli naval ship INS Eilat in the Red Sea following a previously scheduled port call, Feb 1, 2026. The combined training demonstrated the strong military partnership… pic.twitter.com/cX2ihrSe4u
— U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet (@US5thFleet) February 2, 2026
Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee, meanwhile, described the activity as part of “ongoing cooperation” with the US Fifth Fleet, noting that the destroyer made a routine, pre-planned port call.
أُجري أمس (الأحد) تمرين مشترك للمدمّرة الأمريكية وسفنٍ حربية تابعة لسلاح البحرية. حيث نُفِّذ التدريب في إطار التعاون بين سلاح البحرية والأسطول الخامس في منطقة البحر الأحمر.وقد رست المدمّرة في الميناء ضمن نشاط روتيني ومخطط له مسبقًا، وكجزء من التعاون القائم بين سلاح البحرية… pic.twitter.com/I5VzaYfw4O
— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) February 2, 2026
The exercise took place as Washington reinforces its regional military presence while pursuing diplomacy with Tehran. President Donald Trump has repeatedly warned of possible military action while pressing Tehran to negotiate. Iran, in turn, has cautioned that any US strike, limited or wide-scale, would be treated as an “all-out war.”
Read more: Washington holds back: Calculated pressure, not war, shapes US policy toward Iran
