DONALD Trump is hoping the UK will send warships as part of a Strait of Hormuz taskforce with the aim to re-open the vital supply route.
The US President announced an international effort to release Iran’s stranglehold on the Strait, dubbed the Valley of Death, after eight seamen were killed in attacks on 20 ships.
It will be seen by some as a U-turn after Mr Trump slammed Sir Keir Starmer’s dithering response to the conflict last week.
Sir Keir could send thousands of interceptor drones to the region as part of the effort.
The UK may be looking at whether Octopus interceptor anti-drone systems, originally manufactured to help Ukraine in the war against Russia, could be also be used against Iran’s Shahed strikes.
The UK could also send mine-hunting robots to the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic waterway that is critical for the world’s oil supply.
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Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said it was vital that the shipping lane reopened.
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