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fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 days agoInside the UK-led mission to open the Strait of Hormuz
A UK-led multinational mission aims to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but Iran is expected to pose threats regardless of regional pauses.
British military planners are examining the possibility of using minehunting drones to detect and neutralise explosives in the water. These systems could be launched from the Royal Navy's Mine and Threat Exploitation Group, which is already operating in the region. The autonomous drones are designed to identify and destroy naval mines without putting sailors in direct danger.
Bases in Erbil where UK and allied troops are stationed and Baghdad were struck a number of times on Wednesday night, according to Brigadier Guy Foden, in what is the third attack on British forces since the conflict began.