{"id":325572,"date":"2026-03-12T18:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T18:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/uk-considering-options-to-defend-shipping-in-strait-of-hormuz\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T18:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T18:00:31","slug":"uk-considering-options-to-defend-shipping-in-strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/uk-considering-options-to-defend-shipping-in-strait-of-hormuz\/","title":{"rendered":"UK considering options to defend shipping in Strait of Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/IoWTgNAYHj4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"UK considering options to defend shipping in Strait of Hormuz\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IoWTgNAYHj4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The UK is considering possible options to help defend shipping in the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian attacks, the defence secretary has said.<\/p>\n<p>John Healey also signalled that British forces needed to be ready in co-ordination with allies to evacuate UK nationals from the Middle East if the US and Israeli war with Iran worsens. <\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/iran-latest-trump-tehran-israel-strikes-us-drone-live-sky-news-13509565<\/p>\n<p>#iran #uk #straitofhormuz #middleeast <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews<\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/<br \/>\nFor more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&#038;hl=en_GB<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK is considering possible options to help defend shipping in the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian attacks, the defence secretary has said. 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