{"id":2409695,"date":"2026-05-10T03:29:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T03:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2409695"},"modified":"2026-05-10T03:29:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T03:29:15","slug":"hms-royal-joining-freedom-of-navigation-mission-in-strait-of-hormuz-to-unlock-commercial-shipping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/hms-royal-joining-freedom-of-navigation-mission-in-strait-of-hormuz-to-unlock-commercial-shipping\/","title":{"rendered":"HMS Royal joining &#8216;freedom of navigation&#8217; mission in Strait of Hormuz to unlock commercial shipping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A British Royal Navy destroyer is headed to the Middle East where a US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is underway \u2013 as part of a multi-country mission that could finally unlock commercial shipping in the critical waterway.<\/p>\n<p>The HMS Dragon is joining a \u201cfreedom of navigation\u201d mission in a move that signals an important international shift toward ending Iran\u2019s stronghold of the strait. President Trump has long demanded other <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/07\/us-news\/trump-could-revive-project-freedom-after-saudi-arabia-kuwait-reopen-bases-to-us-report\/\">US allies<\/a>, including those dependent on Persian Gulf oil, share the burden of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/03\/world-news\/trump-says-us-will-guide-stranded-ships-out-of-strait-of-hormuz-get-on-with-their-business\/\">getting commercial traffic through the strait<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The HMS Dragon is joining a \u201cfreedom of navigation\u201d mission, in a move that signals an important shift in the aftermath the US-Israel war with Iran <span class=\"credit\">LPhot Helayna Birkett\/Royal Navy \/ SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Iran effectively closed the vital waterway during the war, and the US in response imposed a blockade that remains in place.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Britain\u2019s Defense Ministry announced Saturday that the Dragon is being deployed from the eastern Mediterranean, where it had been guarding UK military bases from Iranian drone strikes, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/uk\/defence\/article\/hms-dragon-location-strait-of-hormuz-iran-war-cxpwxxx7v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times of London reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A British Royal destroyer has deployed to the Middle East to join a multi-country mission to unlock commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.  <span class=\"credit\">MarineTraffic.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Britain\u2019s Defense Ministry announced Saturday that the Dragon is being deployed from the eastern Mediterranean, where it had been guarding UK military bases from Iranian drone strikes, the Times of London reported.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>French President Emmanuel Macron posted about a multilateral mission between France and the UK on Friday that \u201ccan help restore confidence among shipowners and insurers\u201d and was \u201cdistinct from the parties to the conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He called for all sides to end the blockades of the strait \u201cimmediately and without conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump, back in March, told reporters: \u201cI\u2019m demanding that these countries come in and protect their own territory because it is their territory. It\u2019s the place from which they get their energy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A British Royal Navy destroyer is headed to the Middle East where a US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is underway \u2013 as part of a multi-country mission that could finally unlock commercial shipping in the critical waterway. 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