India Deploys Multiple Warships To Gulf For “Maritime Security” Amid Tensions

- India Deploys Multiple Warships To Gulf For “Maritime Security” Amid Tensions
by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/
The international military build-up in the Gulf begins, apparently, at a moment the White House is mulling various military “options” in response to the Thursday morning shoot-down of a high altitude US military drone over the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has acknowledged responsibility for.
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After earlier this week Britain announced it would be deploying UK special forces to the Gulf to protect UK assets in the region due to last week’s tanker attack incident, also blamed on Iran, India is now initiating a major naval deployment there.
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The Indian Navy announced via official statements that it is executing “Operation Sankalp” in order to “re-assure Indian Flagged Vessels operating/ transiting through Persian Gulf & Gulf of Oman following the maritime security incidents in the region,” according the Indian Navy spokesperson.
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