Britain is continuing to try to recruit for its naval mission in the
Strait of Hormuz. While British officials say they’ll send enough ships
to escort all of their own British transports, they aren’t getting a lot
of support from elsewhere.
That’s continuing with reports that the German government, one of the major nations considering participation, remains divided on
the issue. While the Christian Democrats generally support the idea,
the Social Democrats say they don’t see any benefit to getting involved,
and that going for military options risks to just further destabilize
the region.
Britain has sent a destroyer,
the HMS Duncan, to the Persian Gulf to participate in the escort
missions. This joints the HMS Montrose in the region, though the
Montrose will soon leave and be replaced by the HMS Kent.
South Korea has announced that it is sending a “unit” to the Strait of Hormuz
as well, in this case to join the US-led fleet. The unit appears to
consist of a single destroyer that had been engaged in anti-piracy
operations near Somalia.
Germany Split on Britain’s Strait of Hormuz Naval Operation
South Korea, Britain will each send another ship to Strait
Jason Ditz is Senior Editor for Antiwar.com. He has 20 years of experience in foreign policy research and his work has appeared in The American Conservative, Responsible Statecraft, Forbes, Toronto Star, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Providence Journal, Washington Times, and the Detroit Free Press.
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