Proposal at heart of offer made during a 30-country two-day meeting jointly organised by France
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Britain is prepared to deploy a squadron of RAF Typhoons based in Qatar to patrol over the strait of Hormuz as part of a multinational mission to keep open the strategic waterway once the Iran war comes to an end.
The UK military also offered to deploy mine-hunting drones and specialist divers to help clear the strait mined by Iran – but no decision has been made on whether HMS Dragon or another warship would also be deployed.
The Typhoon proposal was at the heart of the offer made by British military planners during a 30-country two-day meeting held at the UK’s Northwood headquarters and organised jointly with France.
