Soldato
Aren’t Russia still friendly with Iran?
Totally this the world does not need another war in the Middle East.This is very worrying indeed. Let's hope it can be de-escalated.
Confirmed it is two ships:
Jeremy Hunt says two naval vessels have been seized
The foreign secretary said: "I'm extremely concerned by the seizure of two naval vessels by Iranian authorities in the Strait of Hormuz.
"I will shortly attend a COBRA meeting to review what we know and what we can do to swiftly secure the release of the two vessels - a British-flagged vessel and a Liberian-flagged vessel.
"Their crews comprise a range of nationalities, but we understand there are no British citizens on board either ship.
"Our Ambassador in Tehran is in contact with the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to resolve the situation and we are working closely with international partners.
"These seizures are unacceptable. It is essential that freedom of navigation is maintained and that all ships can move safely and freely in the region."
Confirmed it is two ships:
Jeremy Hunt says two naval vessels have been seized
The foreign secretary said: "I'm extremely concerned by the seizure of two naval vessels by Iranian authorities in the Strait of Hormuz.
"I will shortly attend a COBRA meeting to review what we know and what we can do to swiftly secure the release of the two vessels - a British-flagged vessel and a Liberian-flagged vessel.
"Their crews comprise a range of nationalities, but we understand there are no British citizens on board either ship.
"Our Ambassador in Tehran is in contact with the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to resolve the situation and we are working closely with international partners.
"These seizures are unacceptable. It is essential that freedom of navigation is maintained and that all ships can move safely and freely in the region."
Any chance of HMS QE being pressed into service with the UKs current 18 F35s, plus a bunch of Apache and Lynx, escorted by another Destroyer and 2 Frigates - that would do the trick....
Just a bit lmao, that force could essentially blockade their entire sea access permanently