Iran-US war latest: UK sends destroyer back to Middle East while Trump awaits Tehran’s response to peace plan
The Independent • • world
Key Points:
- The UK is redeploying the HMS Dragon destroyer to the Middle East as part of a proposed UK and French-led mission to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing Iran-US tensions.
- US President Donald Trump is awaiting a response from Iran on a US peace proposal, but no official reply has been received as hostilities continue, including US strikes on Iranian-flagged oil tankers accused of breaching the blockade.
- Bahrain announced the arrest of 41 individuals linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, amid investigations into sympathies with Iranian attacks.
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz emphasized Europe's commitment to maintaining NATO unity and shared the US goal of ending the Iran war and preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons despite current alliance tensions.
- Recent clashes in the Strait of Hormuz have calmed, but the region remains tense with sporadic attacks, including missile and drone strikes on the UAE, while economic impacts of the conflict drive inflation and benefit certain defense and energy companies.
