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Patrolling the Gulf: The British Maritime Mission to Deter Iran

  • August 8, 2019

After Iran seized a British tanker in the Persian Gulf, the United Kingdom surged naval forces to escort tankers, and are now joining an on-going American effort to escort ships transiting through the Strait of Hormuz. On this week’s Middle East Brief, Aaron speaks with Michael Stephens, a research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute in London, about the British policy towards the Islamic Republic of Iran. 

 

Read Michael’s War on the Rocks piece here

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