OPINION_ Britain is expecting to fight Iran in the Persian Gulf

WASHINGTON EXAMINER





Britain is expecting to fight Iran in the Persian Gulf


by Tom Rogan | July 12, 2019 02:41 PM


Britain is deploying another Royal Navy warship to the Persian Gulf, and it's a grave signal.

But the warship now on its way, HMS Duncan, is a Type-45 destroyer. That reflects Britain's increasing expectation of a firefight with Iranian forces. We can say this with confidence for two reasons.

First, because the Royal Navy's Type-45 or Daring-class vessels are far more powerful than the Type-23 destroyer, HMS Montrose, which HMS Duncan is moving to support. The most capable air-defense destroyers in the world, the Daring-class are designed to operate against simultaneous swarms of attack aircraft, drones, and missiles.

In the highly contested environment of the Persian Gulf, and in the context of Iran's tactical focus on missile, drone, and fast boat swarming attacks, Daring-class vessels are very useful. HMS Duncan's deployment thus illustrates Britain's joining of the U.S. in serious tactical preparation. This is not blustering.

There's also the British political consideration to consider here.

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