August 6, 2019
The Royal Navy Is Weak (And Iran Is Taking Advantage)
Can London defend itself against Tehran?
by David Axe Follow @daxe on Twitter L
Mark Sedwill, the government's national security adviser, in May 2018 revealed that the Royal Navy likely wouldn't have enough ships to escort its two new aircraft carriers and would rely on allied navies to protect the carriers during wartime.
The Royal Navy plans briefly to double its number of warships in the Persian Gulf following an attempted attack by Iranian forces on a British oil tanker on July 20, 2019.
But the temporary increase in British warships in the region, from one to two, underscores just how few ships the Royal Navy can deploy even in an emergency.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/royal-navy-weak-and-iran-taking-advantage-71671
