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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 …

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 …