FILE PHOTO: HMS Defender. © AFP / Glyn Kirk
Reuters: Britain's navy to escort UK-flagged ships through Strait of Hormuz
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s navy will accompany UK-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz to provide protection after the U.S. killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani inflamed tensions in the region.
Britain’s defence minister, Ben Wallace, ordered the HMS Montrose and HMS Defender to prepare to return to escort duties in the major oil shipping route as Prime Minister Boris Johnson came in for criticism for his silence over the killing.
Media reports have said Johnson is on holiday in the Caribbean.
“The government will take all necessary steps to protect our ships and citizens at this time,” Wallace said in a statement.
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