Liberal Senator Alex Antic says there is “real concern” about the “anti-West movement” which is “sweeping” across the world, hidden behind the Israel-Hamas war.

The Coalition is urging the Albanese government to step up when it comes to efforts in the Red Sea.

The US and the UK mounted a series of attacks against the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels who have been disrupting vital commercial shipping waterways.

“It’s a great question – I don’t know the answer to that, but what I do know is you’re absolutely right about … this group and, I think, more broadly, about the premise of some of these incursions,” Mr Antic told Sky News Australia host Caleb Bond.

“What we’re seeing now is a really genuinely anti-West movement we’ve seen sweeping across the globe, and this sort of anti-Western rhetoric that has been hidden around the Gaza war is of real concern.

“The other thing that I’m concerned about about is just simply the fact that we’re in this situation.

“This feels to me very much like something that wouldn’t have happened prior to 2020, and I’ve got to tell you, I don’t think the Trump administration would’ve allowed this to go ahead.”

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