ROME (Reuters) – Italy would like a political decision made to create an EU maritime security mission for the Red Sea by next week so that it can become operational as soon as possible, Italy’s foreign minister said on Wednesday. European Union member states gave initial backing on Tuesday to the mission to protect ships from attacks by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi militia in the Red Sea on concern that disruption in one of the world’s top trading arteries could hit the global economy. The objective was to establish it by Feb. 19 at the latest and make it operational soon afterwards. Several di…