A Royal Navy warship is heading to the Middle East in advance of a potential multinational mission to safeguard shipping when the Strait of Hormuz opens.
HMS Dragon, a Type-45 destroyer, is sailing from the eastern Mediterranean, where it was originally sent to safeguard British military bases from Iranian drone strikes.
The ship, which has been undergoing weapons testing off Crete, will join a future ‘defensive and independent’ mission jointly led by the UK and France – once the Iran war ends.
A defence source said: ‘Dragon is a highly capable warship, so naturally she is likely to be part of our UK
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