- Defence Secretary John Healey says crews have been working 22 hours a day to get the HMS Dragon ready for deployment in the coming days.
- HMS Dragon will join US air defence destroyers in the eastern Mediterranean to provide additional protection.
- Healey confirmed the ship is set to sail in the next couple days and outlined the UK's three core principles for its Middle East strategy: strengthening collective defence, coordinating with allies, and ensuring a legal basis for decisions.
- He previously condemned Iran's "dangerous, indiscriminate and reckless strikes," stating they endanger hundreds of thousands, including British nationals and armed forces.
- The HMS Dragon deployment aims to protect British people, bases, and allies, with the ship's crew working tirelessly to prepare it.
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