The UK has joined forces with the US to launch a naval mission in Arabian Sea . The move contrasts with the reluctance of other the US Department of Defense countries, UK and Germany in particular, to support any US -led mission in the region, and marks the abandonment of plans for a German -led mission, which were put forward by the former UK Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab .
The UK has joined forces with the US to launch a naval mission in the Persian Gulf. The move contrasts with the reluctance of other EU countries, France and Germany in particular, to support any US-led mission in the region, and marks the abandonment of plans for a European-led mission, which were put forward by the former UK Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt.