Why is the Royal Navy sending HMS Dragon to the Strait of Hormuz?
This Is Why13 Touko

Why is the Royal Navy sending HMS Dragon to the Strait of Hormuz?

The UK is providing jets, drones and our only operational Type 45 destroyer – HMS Dragon – as part of a multinational mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz.

Thousands of tankers and cargo ships remain stranded after the Strait was closed at the end of February due to the Iran war.

Defence Secretary John Healey has stressed the deployment is a defensive measure to secure freedom of navigation – but will only be used once a ceasefire is in place.

Will these military assets actually make a difference, and how does the Ministry of Defence operate at a time of such political uncertainty?

Niall is joined by military analyst Professor Michael Clarke to find out more about the mission and the equipment the UK is sending.

For more on HMS Dragon, you can listen to our episode with defence analyst Tom Sharpe here.

Have you got a question for Niall? Email us: why@sky.uk

Tämä jakso on lisätty Podme-palveluun avoimen RSS-syötteen kautta eikä se ole Podmen omaa tuotantoa. Siksi jakso saattaa sisältää mainontaa.

Jaksot(1000)

Why the UK is in trouble if the gas gets turned off

Why the UK is in trouble if the gas gets turned off

Taking a hot shower, heating your home, cooking dinner – all things we take for granted. All at risk.Britain’s gas storage levels are at a decade-low, while the UK’s largest storage facility faces clo...

8 Loka 18min

Why France’s school protests are a problem for president Macron

Why France’s school protests are a problem for president Macron

Imagine being tear-gassed and targeted with stun grenades – all for complaining about timetables, absent teachers and crumbling classrooms.That’s the experience of thousands of French students, whose ...

7 Loka 22min

Why Trump is worried about Russia’s plague ‘lab leak’

Why Trump is worried about Russia’s plague ‘lab leak’

In the 14th Century, the Black Death wiped out up to half the population of Europe. So, no wonder world leaders, including Donald Trump, are keeping a careful watch on a plague scare in Eastern Russia...

6 Loka 16min

Why Zack Polanski has been banned from Israel

Why Zack Polanski has been banned from Israel

Green party members have backed a motion that “Zionism is racism” at their party conference.It has exposed deep divisions within the party’s membership - with many long-time members saying they are co...

5 Loka 22min

Why there are concerns over Sir Ranulph Fiennes' health

Why there are concerns over Sir Ranulph Fiennes' health

The sister-in-law of the 82-year-old explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes travelled from her home abroad to check into a care home where his friends believed he was staying. She managed to meet him and told ...

2 Loka 23min

Why do Man City think they can get away with it?

Why do Man City think they can get away with it?

Guilty. The damning verdict in favour of the Premier League against one of its most successful clubs – Manchester City.The case concerned more than a hundred charges – from disguised funding to mislea...

1 Loka 20min

Why is Trump pulling troops out of Iraq (while at war with Iran)?

Why is Trump pulling troops out of Iraq (while at war with Iran)?

Since the fall of Saddam Hussein more than two decades ago, the US has had a near-continuous military presence in Iraq... until now.The last troops have been withdrawn, ending a process started by Joe...

30 Syys 18min

Why reforming the pension triple lock is ‘electoral suicide’

Why reforming the pension triple lock is ‘electoral suicide’

It’s long been seen as politically untouchable – but Andy Burnham has finally fired the starting gun on reforms to the state pension triple lock.First brought in by David Cameron’s coalition governmen...

29 Syys 15min

Suosittua kategoriassa Politiikka ja uutiset

uutiscast
aikalisa
vallattomat
politiikan-puskaradio
rss-viihde-media
rss-ootsa-kuullut-tasta
ootsa-kuullut-tasta-2
rss-vaalirankkurit-podcast
rss-voi-venaja
the-ulkopolitist
tervo-halme
otetaan-yhdet
rss-asiastudio
rss-seksicast
rss-kaikki-uusiksi
rss-ulkopoditiikkaa
rss-raha-talous-ja-politiikka
rss-hyvaa-huomenta-bryssel
et-sa-noin-voi-sanoo-esittaa
politbyroo