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British navy says 3rd warship sailing to Persian Gulf

London says the air-defence destroyer Defender, a Type 45 warship, will join the Type 23 Duke-class frigates Kent and Montrose.

3 years ago

Video from Iran shows Guard warning away UK warship

The Iranian officer is then heard saying: "Don't put your life in danger."

By Aya Batrawy, The Associated Press

4 years ago

Iran offers to swap seized oil tanker for another taken by UK

In the meantime, Britain continues plans to deploy a Europe-led "maritime protection mission" to safeguard shipping in the area after Iran's Revolutionary Guard seized the Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday.

By Aya Batrawy, The Associated Press

4 years ago

Released audio reveals Iranian aggression in Strait

The audio shows that a British frigate was too far away from the targeted tanker to keep it from being diverted into an Iranian port despite U.K. efforts to keep it from being boarded.

By Aya Batrawy, The Associated Press

4 years ago

London sending warship to the Persian Gulf

The British navy said Thursday it had stopped three Iranian paramilitary vessels from disrupting the passage of a British oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz.

4 years ago

Even before US ships moved through the Taiwan Strait, the region was simmering

In the South China Sea, Beijing is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential oil and gas reserves.

4 years ago

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