UK sends warship to Middle East ahead of Hormuz mission

(AFP/Al Arabiya) The UK will send a destroyer to the Middle East ahead of any international mission to help protect shipping in the key Strait of Hormuz, its defense ministry said Saturday. “The pre-positioning of HMS Dragon is part of prudent planning that will ensure that the UK is ready, as part of a multinational coalition jointly led by the UK and France, to secure the strait, when conditions allow,” a ministry spokesperson told AFP. – UK sends warship to Middle East ahead of Hormuz mission

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