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Armada of British naval power massing in the Gulf as Israel prepares an Iran strike
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Source: telegraph uk

An armada of US and British naval power is massing in the Persian Gulf in the belief that Israel is considering a pre-emptive strike against Iran’s covert nuclear weapons programme.

Battleships, aircraft carriers, minesweepers and submarines from 25 nations are converging on the strategically important Strait of Hormuz in an unprecedented show of force as Israel and Iran move towards the brink of war. Western leaders are convinced that Iran will retaliate to any attack by attempting to mine or blockade the shipping lane through which passes around 18 million barrels of oil every day, approximately 35 per cent of the world’s petroleum traded by sea.

In preparation for any pre-emptive or retaliatory action by Iran, warships from more than 25 countries, including the United States, Britain, France, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, will today begin an annual 12-day exercise.
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October surprise?

Read more: Armada of British naval power massing in the Gulf as Israel prepares an Iran strike - Telegraph
 
Armada of British naval power massing in the Gulf as Israel prepares an Iran strike
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Source: telegraph uk

An armada of US and British naval power is massing in the Persian Gulf in the belief that Israel is considering a pre-emptive strike against Iran’s covert nuclear weapons programme.

Battleships, aircraft carriers, minesweepers and submarines from 25 nations are converging on the strategically important Strait of Hormuz in an unprecedented show of force as Israel and Iran move towards the brink of war. Western leaders are convinced that Iran will retaliate to any attack by attempting to mine or blockade the shipping lane through which passes around 18 million barrels of oil every day, approximately 35 per cent of the world’s petroleum traded by sea.

In preparation for any pre-emptive or retaliatory action by Iran, warships from more than 25 countries, including the United States, Britain, France, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, will today begin an annual 12-day exercise.
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Yup, I love the progression from headline through the part of the story Jim pasted. As Jim also pasted, read the entire thing at this link:

Armada of British naval power massing in the Gulf as Israel prepares an Iran strike - Telegraph

A British armada is massing in the gulf as Israel prepares to wage war on Iran.

No, it's British and US naval power and Israel might be considering a strike on Iran's nuke program.

No, its 25 nation's ships and boats converging on the Strait of Hormuz...

No, it's an "annual 12-day exercise" presumably scheduled if it is annual.

Thanks for posting Jim even if we are dissing it. It's nice to know what they are all up to. Lots going on on the water in that part of the world.
 
US, allies in Gulf naval exercise as Israel, Iran face off
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DUBAI, Sept 16 (Reuters) - The United States and its allies have launched a major naval exercise in the Gulf that they say shows a global will to keep oil shipping lanes open as Israel and Iran trade threats of war.
Publicly announced in July, the operation, known as IMCMEX-12, focuses on clearing mines that Tehran, or guerrilla groups, might deploy to disrupt tanker traffic, notably in the Strait of Hormuz, between Iran and the Arabian peninsula.
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This was postponed from January as well.
 
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