UK says may send warships to Hormuz

[PERSIAN GOD KING]

UK Defense Secretary Philip Hammond says Britain could send military reinforcements to the Persian Gulf in the wake of a military confrontation with Iran.


Speaking at a press conference in London on Tuesday, he said two British and French warships and the American aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln had entered the Persian Gulf on Sunday.

Hammond added that the decision to send British HMS Argyll sent a "clear signal" to Tehran, The Telegraph reported.

When asked if more resources could be sent, Hammond said, "The UK has a contingent capability to reinforce that presence should at any time it be considered necessary to do so."

UK defense ministry declined to offer further details on what assets and personnel are currently in the Persian Gulf.

Anti-Iran measures and war rhetoric provoked by the United States and its Western allies are aimed to deny Iran's right of having peaceful nuclear program.

Iran, as a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency, has the legal right to develop nuclear capability for civilian purposes.

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PressTV - UK says may send warships to Hormuz?

 

[T90TankGuy]

i guess they feel more the merrier .
forget about diplomacy , lets bring out the big guns.

 

[fd24]

i guess they feel more the merrier .
forget about diplomacy , lets bring out the big guns.

The big guns mate? UK? I somehow dont think so. With all the latest cuts with the forces in the UK, they would be only providing a supporting role and perhaps provide tea and coffee to the main aircraft carriers the US have out their. They feel a bit restless nowadays with Argentina making noises over the falklands too.

 

[cheekybird]

We will stand by the United States no matter what.

Time to crusade on some Muslims.




You got that right, boy. We will show the Muslims who is boss.

So...just shut it!

 

[T90TankGuy]

The big guns mate? UK? I somehow dont think so. With all the latest cuts with the forces in the UK, they would be only providing a supporting role and perhaps provide tea and coffee to the main aircraft carriers the US have out their. They feel a bit restless nowadays with Argentina making noises over the falklands too.

was being sarcastic mate
they need daddy hand to do any thing now a days.

 

[Ulysses]

If I was running the show I would rather have UK and France make a big presence in the Mediterranean instead to backup Israel if attacked....

TO be honest UK would get in the way here in the Persian Gulf

 

[Safriz]

UK will keep wiping American arse at the expense of tax peyers money.

 

[Aktavist_KKWC]

The poodle will deliver it's little bark in the background. Britain is all but finished as a military might.

 

[amidamaru]

well certainly sends a clear message to iran that foreign powers wont accept them closing the straight of hormuz

next we will see chinese and russian... lol

 

[Aktavist_KKWC]

well certainly sends a clear message to iran that foreign powers wont accept them closing the straight of hormuz

next we will see chinese and russian... lol

Sure it will, next we will see the great Australian force going to help.lol England and Australia should really stick to cricket now.

 

[amidamaru]

Sure it will, next we will see the great Australian force going to help.lol England and Australia should really stick to cricket now.

i dont think we will bother sending anymore naval forces to the region that are not already there

we have however put sanctions on iran too just like europe

 

[Aktavist_KKWC]

i dont think we will bother sending anymore naval forces to the region that are not already there

we have however put sanctions on iran too just like europe

Wouldn't it be better for Australia to align itself to China more than the US, UK etc? China will end up bigger trading partners and is nearer to Australia.

 

[amidamaru]

well i can understand the point of that.. sure economically its viable...however.. even to the chinese, we are still western... not asian

it is better for us to remain allies to the US and UK etc because of our historic ties and ancestry etc we have very similar cultures and all... it makes no sense to align oneself to another country who has a totally different culture / moral principles, then to those who are similar to us... im sure you would agree.

but yeh from a economical and geographical perspective it would make more sense to be more aligned with china.

 

[Sasquatch]

Might want to add France to that USA UK France.

 

[Hack-Hook]

i dont think we will bother sending anymore naval forces to the region that are not already there

we have however put sanctions on iran too just like europe

I knew we can't buy any more Kangaroo meat from you. honestly Australia
agreed to put sanction on Iranian Oil and you can guess how much Oil
Australia Import from Iran .