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The United Kingdom is deploying HMS Dragon, a Type-45 guided-missile destroyer, to the Middle East as part of a UK-France-led multinational coalition planning naval escorts through the Strait of Hormuz once ceasefire conditions stabilize.
HMS Dragon Headed To Hormuz
“The pre-positioning of HMS Dragon is part of prudent planning,” the UK Ministry of Defence said, adding the ship will operate within a multinational framework “when conditions allow.”
Iran effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz, a critical route for roughly 20% of global oil and LNG shipments, following U.S. and Israeli strikes in late February. As the conflict escalated, Washington imposed a naval blockade after potential peace talks in …
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