Donald Trump has demanded Britain send warships to help defend the Strait of Hormuz and avert a global recession.

HMS Dragon spent three days 'bobbing about in the Channel' after being ordered to Cyprus to help defend British forces from drone attacks. The Type-45 destroyer only left UK waters yesterday despite ...

Fri, Mar 13, 2026 The Royal Navy destroyer sent to protect British forces after a drone strike on Cyprus spent three days lingering in the English Channel before finally clearing UK waters. The £1 ...

The Royal Navy did not make a formal offer earlier this year to deploy a Type 45 destroyer before HMS Dragon was eventually sent to the eastern Mediterranean, the Ministry of Defence has claimed.

Sky News takes a closer look at the warship the UK has deployed to protect RAF Akrotiri from Iranian projectiles ...

A top Iranian security official has threatened Donald Trump to be careful "so that you won't get eliminated" after the US president warned against stopping the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz ...

Departure of HMS Dragon comes amid wider criticism of Britain’s slowness to bolster support for allies in Iran war ...

HMS Dragon has begun its journey to the eastern Mediterranean to join the UK's defensive operations in the region. The Type ...

The ship, capable of shooting down drones and ballistic missiles, has left its naval base in Portsmouth for the eastern Mediterranean ...

The Government has been criticised for not deploying the warship to the Eastern Mediterranean earlier amid the conflict in ...

Fresh pictures from the Royal Navy are showing the ongoing preparations as HMS Dragon prepared to deploy to the eastern ...

Sir Keir Starmer might not deploy Britain’s only available aircraft carrier to the Middle East despite it being at advanced readiness, Downing Street has suggested. HMS Prince of Wales appeared poised ...