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And just to be clear, it would be too risky for a country like the UK

to get involved in policing the strait at that juncture.

If so, if it's simply the end of the war of attrition,

but the Iranians plainly still control the strait,

we shouldn't send anything, any military boats, whatever, in?

No. I mean, the Americans are not rushing to do that job,

and they have a vastly stronger navy than we do.

If the Iranians are still saying, we control the strait,

we will decide who goes through.

If you go through against our wishes, we'll fire at you.

I don't think any Western country is going to put a warship there.

You're just a few kilometres from that coast.

Any projectile will be a risk, not just sophisticated missiles,

but drones or artillery shells or little boats with bits of explosive on them.

It is too dangerous, unless there's a degree of acceptance by Iran

that shipping is going to pass,

in which case maybe escorting to give the ship owners confidence

and insurance rates to bring down.

But in any hostile circumstances,

I don't think Britain or anybody else is prepared to put their warship there.