Tag: Hormuz Strait

• Monday, March 23rd 2026 - 07:10 UTC

  UK Defense confirms autonomous mine-hunting systems in war theatre; RN nuke powered sub in Arabian Sea

  

  The UK Defense Secretary John Healey has confirmed autonomous mine-hunting systems are in the Middle East, as he visited the Permanent Joint Armed Forces Headquarters at Northwood. Meanwhile the Daily Mail from London reported over the weekend that a British nuclear sub, HMS Anson is positioned in northern Arabian Sea in clear range of Iranian targets.

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• Thursday, July 11th 2019 - 18:54 UTC

  Royal Navy takes dissuasive action to let British oil taker through Iranian waters

  

  An undetermined number of small Iranian boats Wednesday tried to divert the oil tanker British Heritage of the United Kingdom in the Hormuz Strait but withdrew after dissuasive action from the Royal Navy's HMR Montrose, it was reported. No shots were fired during the incident.