The UK’s new defence secretary, Ben Wallace, says the arrival of a second Royal Navy vessel in the Gulf will act as “a safeguard” for UK-flagged vessels in the region, as the stand-off over Iran’s seizure of a British flagged oil tanker continues.
Mr Wallace was speaking on Sunday as HMS Duncan joined HMS Montrose in the region, where Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized the Stena Impero on July 19.
The UK made it clear on Thursday that it intended to escort UK-flagged vessels through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, overturning its previous advice that UK vessels should avoid transits through the area.
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