The Straits of Hormuz seem to be warming - due to Geoplolitical Games and Brinkmanship

[Christer Forslund]

HMS Daring to head for the Gulf
(UKPA) 2 days ago - http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress...887459210A

The Navy's newest and most advanced ship is being sent to the Gulf for her first mission amid heightened tensions with Iran over threats by Tehran to block a busy shipping lane.

Type 45 destroyer HMS Daring, which employs a "stealth" design to help avoid detection, is to join the British presence in the region, the Ministry of Defence confirmed.
Although the deployment of the hi-tech vessel has been planned for more than a year, it comes as Britain and allies have issued clear warnings to Iran over its threats.
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond warned the regime on Thursday that any attempt to block the Strait of Hormuz would be "illegal and unsuccessful" and would be countered militarily if necessary.
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