Originally Posted by heathrow harry
what they are DOING is anti-piracy - hence the discussion about using RFA's
A single 23 or 45 isn't going to be able to do much to help invade Iran and the Iranian navy has very very limited capability anyway
Even without any threat from Somali pirates, the RN would still have at least one DD/FF deployed in such a hot spot as it has since the start of the
ARMILLA Patrol in 1980.
(P.S. Just between you and me, they're not there solely to help invade Iran. However, their stabilising presence is still valued by most states in the region. Trust me, I've been there a few times.)