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UK eyes anti-Putin naval partnership in High North – POLITICO

UK eyes anti-Putin naval partnership in High North – POLITICO

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“This is where our long-term focus must remain, where Russian service and subsurface activity continues to pose a systems challenge,” he added. Addressing an audience at the defense think tank RUSI, Jenkins stressed that the JEF alliance must “deepen and evolve” in order to “generate the collective combat power necessary.” The navy chief tried to address widespread criticism that the force had been unprepared to deploy in response to the Iran war, saying: “I’m here to show you that the Royal Navy is already rising to the challenge in front of us.” Strains on Britain’s maritime resources were laid bare by the debacle of HMS Dragon’s deployment to the Mediterranean to defend Cyprus, which took several weeks to reach its destination and left the U.K. with only one other destroyer in service, which is committed to a separate Carrier Strike Group mission in the High North. Jenkins said that he is focusing his efforts on rapidly equipping the navy with uncrewed systems to sit alongside crewed vessels — such as the minehunting robots promised for the …

Why a century-old naval disaster means Trump can’t take the Strait of Hormuz by force

Why a century-old naval disaster means Trump can’t take the Strait of Hormuz by force

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Why has nothing been done to reopen the Strait of Hormuz? The answer is simple – as his advisers will have told Donald Trump before he attacked Iran, it is almost impossible to clear a passage through a minefield when the shoreline is held by the enemy, without being prepared to take significant casualties. And this, it seems, the US is not prepared to do. It is one thing to bomb a less technologically sophisticated enemy from the air, but quite another to get involved in a real fight at sea level with an opponent who has been planning this form of asymmetric warfare for a very long time. History gives a stark lesson on why America needs to tread warily – a page from the First World War. It was March 1915. The “straits” concerned were the Dardanelles – the narrow passage linking the Mediterranean to the Black Sea and giving access to Istanbul. The Turks were the defenders, the British and the French the attackers. They were in the middle of a shooting …

Middle East war live: Hormuz reopening ‘not possible’ amid US naval blockade, Iran says

Middle East war live: Hormuz reopening ‘not possible’ amid US naval blockade, Iran says

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23/04/2026 – 02:37 Oil prices up 4% on uncertain Iran-US ceasefire prospects Oil prices jumped four percent Thursday after Iran vowed not to reopen the Strait of Hormuz so long as a US naval blockade remained in place despite a ceasefire extension. At around 0025 GMT, the benchmark US oil contract West Texas Intermediate (WTI) climbed 4.06 percent to $96.73 per barrel. International oil benchmark Brent North Sea crude rose 3.62 percent to $105.63. Both eased back in the following minutes. 23/04/2026 – 02:36 Lebanon will spare no effort in pursuing these crimes before relevant international bodies, says PM Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said the targeting of journalists and the obstruction of relief efforts constituted “war crimes.” “Lebanon will spare no effort in pursuing these ‌crimes before the relevant international bodies,” he said on X. 22/04/2026 – 22:27 Body of journalist Amal Khalil found beneath rubble after Israeli strike, Lebanese military official says Paramedics have recovered the body of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil hours after an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon. Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil, who …

US says two naval ships ‘transited’ Strait of Hormuz for mine-clearing | US-Israel war on Iran News

US says two naval ships ‘transited’ Strait of Hormuz for mine-clearing | US-Israel war on Iran News

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The United States military command that oversees the Middle East (CENTCOM) has said that two of its ships have travelled through the Strait of Hormuz, a claim swiftly denied by Iran. On Saturday, the command said that the two destroyers, the USS Frank E Peterson and USS Michael Murphy, had “transited the Strait of Hormuz and operated in the Arabian Gulf as part of a broader mission to ensure the strait is fully clear of sea mines previously laid by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps” (IRGC). Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list In a statement, US Admiral Brad Cooper hailed the ships’ presence in the strait as a turning point in the US and Israeli war against Iran, which began on February 28. “Today, we began the process of establishing a new passage, and we will share this safe pathway with the maritime industry soon to encourage the free flow of commerce,” he said. The passage would represent a major shift. Control of the strait has been a major point of contention, given …

Crown Office update on Iranian man and Romanian woman accused of trying to enter Faslane nuclear naval base | UK News

Crown Office update on Iranian man and Romanian woman accused of trying to enter Faslane nuclear naval base | UK News

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An Iranian man who was charged after allegedly attempting to enter the UK’s nuclear submarine base has been released from custody pending further inquiries, the Crown Office has confirmed. Prosecutors have also decided there should be no proceedings against a Romanian woman who was also charged following the alleged incident. The 34-year-old man and 31-year-old woman were arrested after Police Scotland was alerted to an alleged incident at HM Naval Base Clyde, known as Faslane, at about 5pm on Thursday. The pair were due to appear before Dumbarton Sheriff Court on Monday. In an update later in the day, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) said the man was “liberated from custody pending further inquiries and did not appear in court”. The case remains “live and under consideration”. And following “careful consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case” against the woman, COPFS has decided there “should be no proceedings”. A COPFS spokesperson said: “The Procurator Fiscal received a report concerning a 34-year-old man in connection with an alleged incident on 19 …

Two people arrested trying to access UK’s Faslane naval base – POLITICO

Two people arrested trying to access UK’s Faslane naval base – POLITICO

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The Press Association has reported that the man arrested is Iranian. Faslane is one of the U.K.’s largest and most sensitive military sites, and is not open to the public. While it is not known what the pair’s motive was, the incident comes amid heightened concerns about hostile activity from Iran in Britain. Faslane is home to all of the Navy’s nuclear submarines, including the Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarines which carry Trident nuclear missiles. The site is protected by Ministry of Defence Police and Royal Marine Commandos, which were scrambled to their highest alert yesterday, according to the Sun. Source link