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Source: https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/palestine-israel/2023/11/30/warship-hms-diamond-gulf/
UK Sends Warship to Gulf over Fears of Iran-Backed Escalation
(The National-UAE) Gillian Duncan - Britain is sending the destroyer HMS Diamond to the Gulf after the "unlawful and brazen" seizure by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels of an Israeli ship in the Red Sea and the increase in activity by Somali pirates, UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said. The destroyer will join the UK's maritime presence in the Gulf and the Indian Ocean to help ensure freedom of navigation. The HMS Diamond, one of the most advanced warships in the world, is equipped with cutting-edge military sensors and a range of sophisticated weapons systems which can detect and destroy airborne, surface and sub-surface threats.