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Britain sends third warship to Gulf amid heightened tensions in region
[IsraelTimes] Officials say HMS Defender will take part in efforts to ’keep essential trade routes secure’ after recent shipping conflicts with Iran.A third British warship is heading to the Gulf, the Royal Navy announced Saturday, amid heightened tensions in the region. Britannia has already sent the HMS Kent to cover for frigate HMS Montrose while it undergoes maintenance in nearby Bahrain, and is now redirecting the Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender from its mission to the Pacific. The HMS Defender sailed from Portsmouth on August 12, alongside HMS Kent, which was also heading to the Gulf to replace the HMS Duncan. HMS Defender’s commanding officer Richard Hewitt said his boat would "play her part alongside other Royal Navy warships in keeping these essential trade routes secure." Britannia, Australia and Bahrain have signed onto a US-led maritime security mission to protect international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. The British Defense Ministry announced this month that Royal Navy vessels will work alongside the US Navy to escort vessels through the busy strait off Iran’s coast. The US has been asking its allies to take part in a naval mission to protect shipping in the strait, though other Europe  ...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum...an nations have expressed reservations. Posted by: trailing wife 2019-08-25 |
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