The United Kingdom is deploying HMS Dragon, a Type-45 guided-missile destroyer, to the Middle East as part of a UK-France-led multinational coalition planning naval escorts through the Strait of ...

Deployment comes after Donald Trump publicly criticised ‘useless’ Nato allies and warned them to stay away from the Strait of Hormuz ...

A Royal Navy warship is being sent to the Middle East to be ready to join an international mission to safeguard shipping in ...

Iran’s deputy foreign minister said that the presence of French and British warships in the key shipping route, effectively ...

Death of British soldier in northern Iraq, not far from Iranian border, sharpens concerns for personnel stationed across the ...

Follow real-time developments as the United States, Iran and regional powers remain locked in a tense standoff centred around the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical energy corridors.

Australia and 40 other countries have reaffirmed efforts to help ships navigate the Strait of Hormuz, led by the UK and France.