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"textContent": "The UK is re-deploying its Type 45 air-defence destroyer HMS Dragon to the Middle East, to pre-position the ship in preparation for any potential multinational mission to secure Strait of Hormuz commercial shipping transits. Such a mission would be intended to take place when the current conflict in the Gulf region has concluded. “The pre-positioning ...\n\nThe post UK Re-deploys Destroyer Dragon to Middle East for Potential Hormuz Mission appeared first on Naval News.",
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