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Another Royal Navy warship is travelling to the Red Sea following warnings there will “almost certainly” be strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen.
The type 23 frigate HMS Richmond left Gibraltar on Wednesday after Admiral Lord West, the former First Sea Lord, said the UK has to show the Iran-backed group that “enough is enough”.
Lord West told TalkTV: “We can't just sit there shooting down missiles and drones being fired at our warships and peaceful merchant ships, most of which have nothing to do with Israel at all, and we can't just sit there letting them take pot shots. We've got to make it clear to them that this is not allowed.
“They can't disrupt world trade in this way and I think if someone fires missiles at you from a site, that site is perfectly valid as a target for you.”
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The type 23 frigate HMS Richmond left Gibraltar on Wednesday after Admiral Lord West, the former First Sea Lord, said the UK has to show the Iran-backed group that “enough is enough”.
Lord West told TalkTV: “We can't just sit there shooting down missiles and drones being fired at our warships and peaceful merchant ships, most of which have nothing to do with Israel at all, and we can't just sit there letting them take pot shots. We've got to make it clear to them that this is not allowed.
“They can't disrupt world trade in this way and I think if someone fires missiles at you from a site, that site is perfectly valid as a target for you.”
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WW3 warning as ex-Royal Navy chief says UK attack on Yemen 'almost certain'
Admiral Lord West said the UK "can't just sit there shooting down missiles and drones" as he said the country must show Houthi rebels "enough is enough".
www.express.co.uk