The HMS Dragon has been deployed to the Middle East for a potential peace mission in the Strait of Hormuz

The Ministry of Defence says the ship will prepare to join an international mission to safeguard shipping, but only when fighting in the region ends.

The HMS Dragon has been deployed to the Middle East for a potential peace mission in the Strait of Hormuz

More than 40 nations are involved in the mission, which the Ministry of Defence says will begin when conditions allow.

Britain has pledged drones, fighter jest and a warship to the multinational mission to protect shipping vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.