HMS Defender Deployed To Gulf
Tensions have been increasing in the region following the breakdown of the Iran nuclear deal.
Tensions have been increasing in the region following the breakdown of the Iran nuclear deal.
It comes after Greece said it would not risk its relations with America by aiding the vessel.
Since 1992, Iran has developed a homegrown defence industry.
A military spokesperson says the MQ-9 Reaper was hit by a missile over Yemen, two months after a similar incident.
The vessel, previously named the Grace 1, was seized and then released by Gibraltar.
The Adrian Darya 1, previously named Grace 1, had been held in Gibraltar.
The ship was detained by the Royal Marines last month and has since changed its name from Grace 1 to Adrian Darya 1.
Gibraltar's Supreme Court ordered the vessel, the Grace 1, to be freed on Friday.
Yesterday Gibraltar's Supreme Court ordered the vessel - the Grace One - to be freed.
The Gibraltar government confirmed reports that the US Department of Justice had sought to extend the detention of the oil tanker.
With HMS Kent heading to the Gulf amid tensions with Iran, we look at what resources the US has deployed to the area.
UK-Iran relations have been tested since Britain seized an Iranian oil tanker off the coast of Gibraltar in July.
The warship will escort shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Forces News has been speaking to Neil Brown, an expert in Gulf geopolitics.
The ship's commanding officer says they have escorted British ships safely through the waterway more than 20 times in the past month.
Gibraltar says the evidence it has contradicts the statements made by the captain.