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- U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth criticized the United Kingdom's Royal Navy for not sending warships to the Strait of Hormuz and urged action.
- Following the death of Iran's Supreme Leader, Tehran's retaliatory strikes have targeted Gulf state infrastructure.
- The United Kingdom deployed HMS Dragon to the eastern Mediterranean after a drone attack on RAF Akrotiri.
- Iran is weighing whether British bases are legitimate targets as tensions escalate.
