Royal Navy destroyer joins allies to counter threat to Red Sea shipping
A Royal Navy destroyer has joined international efforts to deter attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea that threaten to “undermine regional security”.
HMS Diamond arrived in the region over the weekend and joins American and French warships in an US-led task force dubbed Operation Prosperity Guardian.
The vessel’s deployment follows a series of attacks against commercial vessels attributed to rebels belonging to the Houthi group, a Yemen-based faction supported
