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❝Бывший начальник Королевского флота Лорд Уэст заявил, что Британия имеет слишком мало кораблей для сопровождения торговых судов во избежание подобной ситуации, которая произошла с Ираном. ❞

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❝The UK had sent an extra navy ship to protect British-flagged oil tankers travelling through the Gulf last weekend after “specific” threats from Iran.
But it has now emerged that HMS Montrose, a Type 23 frigate dispatched on Friday to help the Stena, was an hour away from reaching the tanker - by which time the Stena had already been diverted into Iranian waters by Islamic Revolutionary Guards.❞

И на сладкое:

❝According to the Washington Post the British government asked U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to hold back from public comments that might further inflame the situation, while London tries to resolve the crisis through diplomacy.❞

А ведь давно предупреждали:

❝Britain will soon have a 'third world' military, former First Sea Lord warns❞