British nuclear-powered submarine deployed in Arabian Sea amid Iran war: Report
India Today
If true, the deployment will give Britain the capability to launch strikes on Iran in case the regional conflict escalates drastically. Earlier, on Friday, the British government had authorised the US military to use military bases in Britain to carry out strikes on Iranian missile sites that are attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
The UK has deployed a nuclear-powered submarine in the Arabian Sea, the Daily Mail reported, citing military sources, on Sunday (IST) amid the raging conflict in the Middle East. According to the report, the HMS Anson, equipped with Tomahawk cruise missiles, is supposedly taking up position in the northern Arabian Sea.
If true, the deployment will give Britain the capability to launch strikes on Iran in case the regional conflict escalates drastically. Earlier, on Friday, the British government had authorised the US military to use bases in Britain to carry out strikes on Iranian missile sites that are attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer had initially rejected a request by the US for the use of British bases to strike Iran, saying he needed to be satisfied that any military action was legal.
But the leader modified his stance after Iran conducted strikes on British allies across the Middle East, saying that the US could use RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia, a joint US-UK base in the Indian Ocean.
HMS Anson left port in Australia's Perth on March 6, as per the report by the Daily Mail. The submarine surfaces once every 24 hours in order to be able to communicate with the Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) in London, the report says.
Any order to fire will be directly authorised by Starmer, according to the defence sources cited by the British outlet.
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