Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- July 12, 2019

Tom Rogan, Washington Examiner: Britain is expecting to fight Iran in the Persian Gulf

Britain is deploying another Royal Navy warship to the Persian Gulf, and it's a grave signal.

But the warship now on its way, HMS Duncan, is a Type-45 destroyer. That reflects Britain's increasing expectation of a firefight with Iranian forces. We can say this with confidence for two reasons.

First, because the Royal Navy's Type-45 or Daring-class vessels are far more powerful than the Type-23 destroyer, HMS Montrose, which HMS Duncan is moving to support. The most capable air-defense destroyers in the world, the Daring-class are designed to operate against simultaneous swarms of attack aircraft, drones, and missiles.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- July 12, 2019

The Guardian view on Britain and Iran: a game for losers -- Guardian Editorial

Donald Trump and the strangling of Persia -- Nader Hashemi, Al Jazeera

The US has a risky new plan to protect oil tankers from Iranian attacks -- Alex Ward, VOX

Can an enhanced INSTEX really work for Iran? -- Nik Martin, DW

US deciding how to punish ally Turkey over Russian arms deal -- Robert Burns and Matthew Lee, AP

S-400 arrives in Ankara: Crunch time for Turkish foreign policy -- Dimitar Bechev, Al Jazeera

S-400 missile system: What is it and why does Turkey want it? -- Roman Goncharenko, DW

Turkey ‘studying’ Patriot offer amid S-400 uproar -- Alison Tahmizian Meuse, Asia Times

Russia's endgame in Libya -- Yury Barmin, Al Jazeera

Donald Trump's spat with UK ambassador could have 'grave' fallout but Americans struggle to care -- Zoe Daniel and Emily Olson, ABC News Online

Trump vs. Darroch: Whose Government Is 'Inept' and 'Dysfunctional?' -- Graham Allison, National Interest