Defence secretary vows to ‘double down’ on Putin however will not be drawn on Iran risk

The defence secretary says there may be "no assessment" Iran plans to assault the UK as he talks up "combined action" with allies in opposition to Russian oil vessels.

John Healey says the UK is taking the lead sanctioning Russia’s shadow oil fleet and has seized 200 of practically 600 ships passing by means of British waters – however on the Middle East warfare entrance, couldn’t rule out that Iran has missile functionality to succeed in the UK.

Mr Healey informed Sky’s Sophy Ridge: "I perceive the considerations that British folks may have, however we’ve the assets and we’ve the alliances in place to have the ability to defend Britain.

In a wide-ranging interview, the defence secretary additionally defended the UK’s response to the Iran warfare, saying: "I’m proud of the readiness. I’m proud of the response of our armed forces."

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