Sky News has learned the Royal Navy has been tasked with escorting British-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz to protect them from Iranian attack. The first accompanied mission took place overnight - a move implemented after the crew of an oil tanker was detained by Iran's revolutionary guard.
Sky's foreign affairs editor Deborah Haynes reports.
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