UK/Iran-Destroyer Deployment/Hormuz Strait
UK/Iran-Destroyer Deployment/Hormuz Strait
Dateline : May 9, 2026/File
Location : United Kingdom;Iran
Duration : 1'03
FILE: London, UK - Dec 20, 2022 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Big Ben, UK national flag
FILE: London, UK - Aug 5, 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. Various of UK national flag atop building
FILE: London, UK - Sept 10, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Various of traffic
FILE: London, UK - July 8-10, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of traffic; Buckingham Palace
FILE: London, UK - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Cityscape, pedestrians
6. Vessels on River Thames; Tower Bridge
FILE: Strait of Hormuz - Date Unknown (NNC - No access Chinese mainland/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
7. Various of ships sailing in Strait of Hormuz
FILE: Strait of Hormuz - 2011 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
8. Iranian-flagged boat sailing through Strait of Hormuz
FILE: Tehran, Iran - Jan 30, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
9. National flags of Iran
FILE: Tehran, Iran - April 8, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
10. Traffic, pedestrians, national flags of Iran
FILE: Tehran, Iran - April 12, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
11. Traffic, national flags of Iran
Britain is sending destroyer HMS Dragon from the Eastern Mediterranean to the Middle East amid preparations for a possible multinational mission to safeguard shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, British media said on Saturday.
The move would allow the destroyer to contribute immediately, if needed, to a future operation aimed at ensuring freedom of navigation in the waterway, Sky News quoted Britain's Ministry of Defence as saying.
Any plan would be strictly defensive and aimed at restoring confidence for commercial shipping, the ministry added.
In March, the ship was deployed to the Eastern Mediterranean to begin "operational integration" into Cyprus' defenses, according to the Royal Navy.
HMS Dragon's redeployment came after France and Britain proposed multinational escort efforts to restore navigation in the Hormuz Strait.
French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is also heading toward the Red Sea, the French defense ministry said earlier this week.
ID : 8478618
Published : 2026-05-10 09:24
Last Modified : 2026-05-10 17:04:32
Source : China Central Television (CCTV),China Global Television Network (CGTN),Other
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