LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's failure to prevent Iran's Revolutionary Guards from seizing a British-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz shows the decline of the once mighty British navy.
The navy, which has one frigate and four mine sweepers in the Gulf, is now far too small to fulfil its global role, according to Tobias Ellwood, a defence minister.
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