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UK Royal Navy personnel inspect autonomous vehicles with sonar sensor that can detect and identify mines, on RFA Lyme Bay, in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, May 22, 2026. (AP/Kwiyeon Ha)
May 25, 2026, 6:22 am
Awaiting deal in Iran war, British navy prepares to clear mines in Strait of Hormuz
Hundreds of British sailors in Gibraltar are getting ready to secure the vital oil pathway alongside France after US-Iran deal inked; clearing entire strait could take years
By Emma Burrows
A Vanguard-class submarine undergoes maintenance at HM Naval Base Clyde at Faslane, north-west of Glasgow, Scotland, April 28, 2023. (Andy Buchanan / AFP)
March 20, 2026, 4:41 pm
UK cops arrest suspected Iranian spies for trying to enter nuclear submarine base
Arrests at base housing Britain’s nuclear-armed submarine fleet come amid rising Iran-linked threats in Britain, three weeks into the US-Israel war against the Islamic Republic
By Agencies
Supporters of Yemen's Houthis attend a rally condemning Israel in Sanaa on October 17, 2025. (Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)
October 18, 2025, 5:40 pm
Tanker ship set ablaze in attack in Gulf of Aden; Houthis deny responsibility
UK says Cameroon-flagged vessel ‘hit by an unknown projectile’; maritime security firm says crew likely abandoning ship, search mission underway
By AP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: An Egyptian watches the British destroyer HMS Diamond pass through the Suez Canal as it sails from the Red Sea toward the Mediterranean, on December 2, 2012. (AFP)
November 30, 2023, 3:02 pm
Britain sends destroyer to Gulf to bolster maritime security
HMS Diamond will conduct operations to ensure freedom of navigation, reassure merchant vessels and ensure safe flow of trade, UK defense ministry says
By Agencies and ToI Staff
The British frigate HMS Lancaster sails as Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessels follow behind it in the Strait of Hormuz Friday, May 19, 2023. (AP/Jon Gambrell)
June 5, 2023, 4:16 am
US, British navies come to rescue of ship ‘harassed’ by Iran in Persian Gulf
Revolutionary Guard forces on fast-attack boats accused of nearing merchant vessel traversing key Strait of Hormuz, sparking distress call amid ongoing fight over seized tankers
By Jon Gambrell
In this photo from the US Army, anti-tank missiles and medium-range ballistic missile components seized by the United Kingdom Royal Navy, at an undisclosed location in the Middle East on Feb. 26, 2023. (Sgt. Brandon Murphy/U.S. Army via AP)
March 2, 2023, 10:23 am
British navy seizes Iranian boat carrying missiles, parts for Yemen rebels
Ship found to be carrying anti-tank missiles and fins for ballistic missile assemblies; despite widespread evidence, Iran denies supplying Houthi rebels with arms
By Jon Gambrell
US service members board a stateless fishing vessel transiting international waters in the Gulf of Oman as a rigid-hull inflatable boat and patrol coastal ship USS Chinook (PC 9) sail nearby, Jan. 18, 2022. (US Navy via AP)
January 23, 2022, 3:00 pm
US detains ship loaded with bomb-making compound heading from Iran to Yemen
Same stateless fishing dhow was stopped last year with cargo of weapons UN said was likely intended for Houthi rebels; UK seizes $26m worth of drugs in Mideast waters
By Isabel Debre
Illustrative: Israeli boats take part in the Sail Tel-Aviv Yafo sea festival featuring various sea sports, on June 17, 2017. (Tomer Neuberg/ Flash90/ File)
April 18, 2021, 8:49 pm
British forces recruit Israeli yacht for at-sea drill
Benny Atias says UK military chopper hovered over his boat near Cyprus, as soldier descended in complicated maneuver
By ToI Staff
British navy vessel HMS Montrose escorts another ship during a mission at sea off coast of Cyprus in February 2014. (UK Ministry of Defence via AP)
July 31, 2019, 1:07 pm
UK warship commander says Iran trying ‘to test’ Britain in Gulf
HMS Montrose had 85 ‘interactions’ with Iranian forces during recent 27-day patrol; Germany reluctant to get involved in policing Strait of Hormuz
By AFP
In this Sunday, July 21, 2019 photo, two armed members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard inspect the British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero, which was seized in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday by the Guard, in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas (Morteza Akhoondi/Mehr News Agency via AP)
July 29, 2019, 3:18 pm
Iran forces warned off UK warship during tanker seizure – audio
Newly released radio communications show Revolutionary Guards warning British sailors on HMS Montrose not to put their ‘life in danger’ by interfering in capture of Stena Impero
By AFP
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