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HMS Duncan, a Type 45 Destroyer, which will relieve HMS Montrose in the region as Iran threatens to disrupt shipping. Iran on Friday, July 12, 2019 demanded the British navy release an Iranian oil tanker seized last week off Gibraltar, accusing London of playing a “dangerous game” and threatening retribution

19:03 22 July 2019 / updated: 20:10 World

UK: Iran to Pay the Price of 'Larger Western Military Presence Off Its Coast’ Over Tanker Seizure

A Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet ( C foreground) is seen between US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II fighter jets at Incirlik airbase in the southern city of Adana, Turkey, file photo

Turkey Vows Response to US Sanctions, Including Steps Toward Incirlik Air Base

U.S. Army Lieutenant Edward Bachar looks trough his sniper scope at Observation Post Mace in eastern Afghanistan Kunar province, near the border with Pakistan (File)

Trump: Afghanistan Could Be Wiped Off Face of Earth in Days But I Don’t Want to Kill 10mln People

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This photo taken on May 10, 2011 shows a worker walking by at an oil refinery of China's Sinopec, in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province

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