HMS Montrose

UK ships to be given protection from Iranian attacks

26/07/2019

By Reporter

A Royal Navy escort will accompany British-flagged ships in the Strait of Hormuz amid growing tensions in the Gulf, the Government has announced.

BANDAR ABBAS, IRAN - JULY 20: The oil tanker, Stena Impero seized by Irans Revolutionary Guards is anchored at Bandar Abbas harbour on July 20, 2019 in Bandar Abbas, Iran. The Stena Impero was surrounded and seized by four vessels including a helicopter of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard on Friday in a key waterway in the Gulf before heading into Iranian waters. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)

Middle East

UK seeks new European-led force to protect shipping in Gulf

23/07/2019

By Reporter

Britain is to seek to put together a European-led maritime mission to protect ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz following the seizure by Iran of a British-flagged tanker.

Oil & Gas

UK navy intervenes after Iran tries to stop BP oil tanker

12/07/2019

By Bloomberg

The British navy intervened to stop Iran from blocking a commercial oil tanker leaving the Persian Gulf, heightening friction just as European nations scramble to salvage a landmark nuclear accord with the Islamic Republic.