The United Kingdom will be sending the destr0yer HMS Duncan to the Persian Gulf, according to Sky News. The HMS Duncan was due to relieve the HMS Montrose in the region, but this deployment was brought forward due to increased tensions between Iran and the United Kingdom.
On July 11, the HMS Montrose allegedly had to confront five Iranian ships that were seeking to impede the BP tanker British Heritage as it moved out of the Strait of Hormuz.
The confrontation between Iran and the United Kingdom escalated when Gibraltar authorities seized the tanker Grace 1, which was traveling from Iran.
