'We won't be drawn into wider war,' says Starmer in new clash with Trump on warships to open Hormuz Strait - The Prime Minister stressed that a plan to re-open the key strait needed to be ‘credible an ...

As US President Donald Trump pressures American allies – and even China – to contribute naval forces to protect shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, naval experts say such an endeavor presents a ...

Asymmetric attacks on commercial and naval shipping in the Red Sea region reiterated to Western navies their emerging need to ...

General Sir Nick Carter said it was in the UK's national interest to agree to Donald Trump's request for naval help to combat ...

The prime minister said he is working with allies on a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz which is currently being blockaded by Iran.

Trump warns Nato allies over Iran response as Starmer pledges heating oil help - Sir Keir Starmer will set out a package of ...

Starmer says UK working with allies on ‘viable plan’ to open Strait of Hormuz - The Prime Minister has resisted Donald Trump’s demands to send Royal Navy warships to help secure the vital shipping ...

Mr Trump said nations relying heavily on oil from the Gulf have a responsibility to protect the strait. Read more at ...

US Iran war LIVE updates: The IRGC has claimed that American naval forces “lack the courage to approach the Persian Gulf”, asserting that the Strait of Hormuz remains under complete Iranian control.

Royal Navy destroyer HMS Duncan has taken part in a live-firing training exercise off the Welsh coast that simulated multiple drone and missile attacks.

The navy has a shrinking fleet of warships, set to include just nine surface combatants by the end of the year, down from 11 two years ago. As one expert put it: “we simply don’t have enough ships”.