Multinational Minesweepers: Naval Exercise Sweeps Strait of Hormuz for Mines
British warships have joined a major naval exercise in the Persian Gulf as tensions between Israel and Iran over Tehran's nuclear power programme increase.
British forces are taking part in a joint operation conducted by the navies of more than 30 countries to sweep the area - a major transit point of maritime trade - clean of mines.
Source: International Business Times. Read full article. (link)
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