UK Sends New Warship To Gulf Amid Iran Tensions
By Agence France-Presse
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Britains newest warship is heading to the Gulf for its first mission at a time of tensions over Irans threat to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a key transport route for oil.
The Royal Navys Type 45 destroyer HMS Daring, which has a stealth design to help avoid detection by radar, is to join other British ships in the region, the Ministry of Defence confirmed Saturday.
Although its deployment has been planned for more than a year, it comes as Britain and its allies have expressed deep concern about Irans threat to close the shipping lane through which 20 percent of the worlds oil flows.
Iran has threatened to take the move if it is hit with fresh sanctions over its disputed nuclear programme.
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