Britain's armed services minister Al Carns has praised Ukraine's drone technology as among the best in the world, suggesting Kyiv could play a meaningful role in international efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid an ongoing Iranian blockade.
More than 200 Ukrainian experts have been deployed to the region © Mena Today
Britain's armed services minister Al Carns has praised Ukraine's drone technology as among the best in the world, suggesting Kyiv could play a meaningful role in international efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid an ongoing Iranian blockade.
The strait, a critical chokepoint through which a significant share of the world's oil supplies passes, has been effectively closed following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, dealing a serious blow to the global economy.
In response, Britain has taken the lead in organizing discussions among more than 30 nations this month to coordinate a strategy for restoring freedom of navigation in the region.
Ukraine, despite fighting its own war on home soil, has already demonstrated its value in the Middle East theatre.
More than 200 Ukrainian experts have been deployed to the region, where they have successfully engaged and downed Iran's long-range Shahed drones, the same unmanned systems that Kyiv has been countering on its own territory for years.
Minister Carns' remarks signal a broader recognition that Ukraine's hard-won battlefield experience, particularly in drone warfare and counter-drone operations, represents a strategic asset that extends well beyond Eastern Europe. As the international community scrambles to find a coordinated response to the Hormuz crisis, Kyiv's technical expertise could prove a decisive contribution.
Iran has warned the United States that it would respond forcefully to an Israeli offensive on a mountainous ridge in southern Lebanon where Iranian military personnel are holed up alongside Hezbollah fighters, three officials briefed on the message told Reuters.
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the renewed U.S. campaign against Iran would not continue for "too long" after the biggest exchange of fire between Tehran and Washington since July.
Top aides to President Donald Trump are pushing to keep the Iran war from escalating before November's midterm elections to staunch Republican electoral losses, four people familiar with the discussions said, a strategy already under strain as the U.S. and Iran exchanged back-and-forth attacks overnight.
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