US EditionUK nuclear-powered submarine positioned in Arabian Sea amid regional tensions, Daily Mail reports
HMS Anson, equipped with Tomahawk missiles and Spearfish torpedoes, enhances UK’s long-range strike capability amid expanded US access to British bases for regional defense.
- A British nuclear-powered submarine equipped with Tomahawk cruise missiles has taken position in the Arabian Sea, according to the Daily Mail.
- The submarine HMS Anson, armed with Tomahawk Block IV missiles and Spearfish torpedoes, left Perth and travelled roughly 5,500 miles to the region.
- The deployment comes after Downing Street authorised the U.S. to use British bases for strikes on Iranian sites threatening the Strait of Hormuz.
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The United Kingdom has sent to the Arabian Sea a nuclear submarine belonging to the Royal Navy with the ability to launch cruise missile attacks against Iran if the conflict in the Middle East continues to escalate. This is assured by the British daily Daily Mail quoting military sources. This vessel would be the HMS Anson, which would have sailed on 6 March from the port of Perth, in Australia, and would have already taken position in the deep …
UK submarine with Tomahawk missiles arrives near Strait of Hormuz amid US-Iran tensions: Report
The UK has deployed the nuclear-powered HMS Anson to the Arabian Sea as it expands US access to British bases for strikes against Iranian missile sites. While Prime Minister Starmer emphasises "defensive" operations, Tehran warned the move constitutes "participation in aggression," amid domestic criticism of a government "U-turn."
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