The United Kingdom's Defence Ministry announced on Saturday that it has redeployed HMS Dragon from Cyprus to the Middle East for a potential role in an upcoming international effort to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
"We can confirm that HMS Dragon will deploy to the Middle East to pre-position ahead of any future multinational mission to protect international shipping when conditions allow them to transit the Strait of Hormuz," the ministry's spokesperson said in a statement to the press. "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."
Previously, British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said that the UK and France plan to lead an international mission that will be tasked with securing safe trade transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
https://breakingthenews.net/Article/UK-sends-warship-to-M.-East-for-potential-Hormuz-duty/66257880
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