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\n\tThe UK has said it will contribute drones, fighter jets and a warship to a joint mission aimed at safeguarding shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, BBC<\/a> reports.<\/div>\n
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\n\tDefence minister John Healey announced the package at a virtual summit of defence ministers on Tuesday. It includes autonomous systems to detect and clear naval mines, drone boats and Typhoon jets for air patrols.<\/div>\n
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\n\tMore than 40 other nations are involved in the mission, which Healey said would begin when conditions allow.<\/div>\n
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\n\tFor months Iran has been controlling the Strait of Hormuz — one of the world’s busiest oil shipping channels — in retaliation for US and Israeli attacks.<\/div>\n
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\n\tThe US, for its part, has been enforcing a blockade of Iranian ports to exert pressure on Tehran to agree to its terms — a move that has infuriated Iran.<\/div>\n
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\n\tSome 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas uses the crucial waterway, whose blockage has sent prices soaring globally.<\/div>\n
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\n\tA ceasefire has been in place between the US and Iran since April, but US President Donald Trump has said it is on «massive life support».<\/div>\n
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\n\tBoth sides have accused the other of launching attacks in the strait.<\/div>\n
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\n\tMore than 1,000 British personnel are already deployed in the region as part of existing defensive operations, including counter-drone teams and fast jet squadrons, the ministry said.<\/div>\n
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\n\tThe Ministry of Defence said the multinational mission — which was announced last month by the UK and France — is strictly defensive and aimed at restoring confidence for commercial shipping along the Strait of Hormuz.<\/div>\n
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\n\tIt said the contribution is backed by \u00a3115m in new funding for mine-hunting drones and counter-drone systems.<\/div>\n
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\n\t«With our allies, this multinational mission will be defensive, independent, and credible,» Healey said in a statement.<\/div>\n
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\n\tUnder the plan, HMS Dragon — the air defence destroyer that is already on its way to the Middle East — will also «be ready for any mission» to secure the strait, the MoD said.<\/div>\n
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\n\tIt added that another British ship, the RFA Lyme Bay, continues to be upgraded with new equipment, if required for operations in the strait.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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