Royal Navy Special Forces 'join US strike group ready to repel Iran'
Special Boat Service has reportedly flown to Persian Gulf to counter potential Iranian attacks on UK merchant shipping
ByMARCO GIANNANGELI
12:02, 20 MAY 2019Updated13:26, 20 MAY 2019
The Royal Navy equivalent of the SAS has reportedly joined a US strike force in the Persian Gulf, as part of a top secret contingency operation to counter potential Iranian attacks on UK merchant shipping.
The Express reports that two teams from the Special Boat Service, Britain's elite amphibious special forces unit, have joined UK registered oil tankers transiting in the Persian Gulf south through the Strait of Hormuz, where they will be tasked with monitoring Iranian activity around the island of Qesham - home to Iranian naval gunboats.
"Both teams will collate information as the ships move south through the Strait of Hormuz and into the Gulf of Oman, where it is understood they will be airlifted off by Royal Navy Merlin helicopters operating out of Oman," reports the Express.
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