"Any deployment and stationing of destroyers around the Strait of Hormuz, under the pretext of 'protecting shipping,' is nothing but an escalation of the crisis. The presence of French and British warships... will be met with immediate decisive response."
"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."
"The Type 45 destroyer will "pre-position" in the region ahead of any formal mission, ready to join a UK- and French-led initiative designed to ensure freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz once conditions allow."
"Alongside HMS Dragon, the support vessel RFA Lyme Bay is being adapted to act as a mothership for mine-hunting drones, which could be deployed to clear maritime threats."
Iran warns that any British or French destroyer deployment around the Strait of Hormuz under the pretext of protecting shipping would be an escalation. Iran’s deputy foreign minister says the presence of French and British warships would be met with an immediate decisive response. The UK Ministry of Defence confirms HMS Dragon is being deployed to the Middle East as part of preparations for a potential multinational naval mission to secure the strait and ensure freedom of navigation. HMS Dragon will pre-position in the region ahead of any formal mission, with RFA Lyme Bay adapted to support mine-hunting drones. The planned effort involves a UK- and France-led coalition with participation from around 40 nations focused on safeguarding commercial shipping through the chokepoint.
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