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Britain to deploy £1 billion battleship to support campaign against IS

The British government will deploy a £1bn Royal Navy destroyer in the Persian Gulf to protect US carriers involved in the military campaign against the Islamic State (IS) group. The deployment comes after a US destroyer last week fired warning shots after an Iranian fast-attack patrol ship sailed too close. 

Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyer, HMS Daring (Source Telegraph)

(Source: Telegraph)