Iran - 6 warships enter gulf
(USS Abraham Lincoln-File Photo)
The United States, Britain and France delivered a strong message to Iran Sunday, sending six warships led by an aircraft carrier through the sensitive waters of the Strait of Hormuz.
The deployment challenged Iranian threats to close the waterway.
The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is deployed with 3 other U.S. warships.
UK Ministry of Defence confirmed that a Royal Navy Type 23 frigate, HMS Argyll, was part of the US-led carrier group to pass through the waterway, as tensions continued to escalate over Tehran's nuclear programme.
The spokesman said: "HMS Argyll and a French vessel joined a US carrier group transiting through the Strait of Hormuz, to underline the unwavering international commitment to maintaining rights of passage under international law."
(USS Abraham Lincoln-File Photo)
The United States, Britain and France delivered a strong message to Iran Sunday, sending six warships led by an aircraft carrier through the sensitive waters of the Strait of Hormuz.
The deployment challenged Iranian threats to close the waterway.
The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is deployed with 3 other U.S. warships.
UK Ministry of Defence confirmed that a Royal Navy Type 23 frigate, HMS Argyll, was part of the US-led carrier group to pass through the waterway, as tensions continued to escalate over Tehran's nuclear programme.
The spokesman said: "HMS Argyll and a French vessel joined a US carrier group transiting through the Strait of Hormuz, to underline the unwavering international commitment to maintaining rights of passage under international law."
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