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Live Updates: Trump unloads on GOP critics as UK prepares Hormuz deployment amid Iran talks
Hundreds of British sailors are preparing to deploy to the Strait of Hormuz to help clear mines, according to The Associated Press.
The outlet reported Sunday that, once a deal is reached between the U.S. and Iran, the RFA Lyme Bay, docked off the coast of Gibraltar, will leave for the Middle East.
The vessel is being loaded with ammunition and mine-hunting sea drones equipped with sonar. It is expected to join the British destroyer HMS Dragon and allied ships providing air support before transiting the Suez Canal en route to the Persian Gulf.
Iran could deploy a “huge” variety of mines throughout the strait, Cmdr. Gemma Britton, head of the Royal Navy’s Mine and Threat Exploitation Group, told the outlet.
The mines could be rocket-propelled, tethered by cables or placed on the seabed and may be triggered by sound, movement or light.