British Navy To Escort UK-Flagged Ships In Strait Of Hormuz

The British Royal Navy will escort UK-flagged vessels going through the world’s most vital oil choke point, the Strait of Hormuz, amid a sudden spike in tensions in the Middle East after the U.S. carried out an air strike in Baghdad that killed a high-ranking Iranian general. “The government will take all necessary steps to protect our ships and citizens at this time,” Defence Minister Ben Wallace told media, as quoted by Reuters. To this end, the HMS Montrose and the HMS Defender will be deployed in the region again, after last…