This British Warship Is Being Harassed By Iranian Forces Almost Daily In The Persian Gulf

HMS Montrose Joel Rouse/UK MOD

Business Insider: Iranian forces have been harassing this British warship almost daily in the Persian Gulf

* The UK Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose has had almost daily confrontations with Iranian forces in the past two months, with 115 unpleasant interactions in the Persian Gulf since the start of July, The Times reports, citing the ship's commander.
* Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has taunted the warship, which failed to prevent the seizure of a tanker that remains in Iranian custody.
* The Iranians have also reportedly sent drones and fast attack craft within 200 meters of the warship, as well as targeted the frigate with missiles, according to the ship's commander.
* The HMS Montrose is one of several ships participating in a US-led multinational security operation in the Gulf aimed protecting oil tankers and shipping from Iran.

A British warship that defended an oil tanker from Iranian forces but failed to save another has had 115 confrontations with Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Crops in the Persian Gulf since July.

Commander Will King, who commands the Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose currently tasked with defending British interests and escorting ships in the Gulf, told The Times that his ship has been "heavily" tested by the Iranians, which have demonstrated a "continuous intent to disrupt or interfere with UK interests in the area."

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