The Gulf is on fire again. Sources confirm that US and Iranian forces have traded fresh air strikes in the strategic waterway, with explosions reported near the Strait of Hormuz. British naval assets have been placed on high alert, scrambling to protect commercial shipping lanes from the escalating tit-for-tat.
The strikes come hours after a reported drone incursion by Iranian proxies targeted a US naval auxiliary vessel. Washington responded with precision strikes on Iranian air defence positions along the coast. The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that HMS Duncan and HMS Montrose are now at 'immediate readiness', with Royal Fleet Auxiliary support vessels shadowing the theatre.
This is not a drill. The region is a powder keg, and the fuse is burning fast.
