Where WERE the Royal Navy? Former First Sea Lord is ‚amazed‘ that British tankers were not escorted by our warships despite ministers knowing for weeks of Iranian shipping threat

– Lord West slammed UK for not anticipating retaliation from Iranian forces in Gulf
– Found it ‚bizarre‘ British vessels passing through Strait of Hormuz unguarded
– Two ships were captured by Iran last night, days after UK seized Iranian oil tanker