U.K. in Talks With U.S. to Boost Protection for Gulf Shipping
- Britain raises threat level for region to highest possible
- Allies concerned about Iranian efforts to disrupt shipping
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The U.K. is in talks with the U.S. and other allies about beefing up their military presence in the Persian Gulf to deal with the rising threat to shipping posed by Iran.
Britain raised the threat level to 3 -- the highest possible -- on Tuesday for ships operating in the Gulf, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. That followed a number of incidents in nearby waters, and came a day before British warship HMS Montrose had to stop Iranian vessels from impeding a BP Plc oil tanker. Tehran said the incident didn’t happen.