Why no Royal Navy ships are present in the Gulf explains Packet port correspondent

The Strait of Hormuz – the narrow stretch of water between Iran and Oman – is once again the world focal point for shipping ...

Iran: 'Bitter mess' overshadows HMS Dragon op as Portsmouth expert criticises 'poor' Middle East availability

The UK is in a ‘bitter mess’ due to the size of the Royal Navy fleet and lack of presence in the Middle East, a naval history expert has said.
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Why no Royal Navy ships in Gulf or Littoral Strike Group

The Strait of Hormuz – the narrow stretch of water between Iran and Oman – is once again the world focal point for shipping as the ...

UK to send Royal Navy warship HMS Dragon to Cyprus

The prime minister said the "UK is fully committed to the security of Cyprus and British military personnel based" on RAF Akrotiri.

I joined Britain’s last maritime mission to thwart Iran. Now our Navy is an embarrassing irrelevance

It does not take much for Iran’s Revolutionary Guard to close the Strait of Hormuz. A few fast speedboats, some ...

Cyprus becomes embroiled in another Middle Eastern maelstrom with UK military bases on its soil

If the adage “geography is destiny” holds true, then Cyprus should be a prime candidate as its poster child. Whether it’s the Greeks, Persians, Roma ...