Where WERE the Royal Navy? Former First Sea Lord is ‘amazed’ that British tankers were not escorted by our warships despite ministers knowing for weeks of Iranian shipping threat Lord West slammed UK for not anticipating retaliation from Iranian forces in Gulf Found it ‘bizarre’ British vessels passing through Strait of …
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US officials now say they are unsure whether an oil tanker that disappeared in the Gulf was seized or rescued by Iran. The MT Riah, which sailed from the UAE, vanished when its transponder was switched off in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday night. Adding to the mystery, the …
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Britain is sending a second warship to the Middle East to bolster its presence in the Gulf amid an escalating crisis with Iran. HMS Duncan, a Type 45 destroyer, will replace HMS Montrose in the region as Tehran threatens to retaliate against British shipping in the region after Royal Marines …
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The United States and its allies are discussing plans to provide naval escorts for oil tankers through the Gulf, a top US general said today after the Royal Navy were forced to defend UK vessels from an Iranian boats. It comes as Gibraltar police have arrested the captain and chief …
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