Iran Warns UK and France Against Sending Warships Near Strait of Hormuz

The warning came as HMS Dragon headed to the Middle East and France’s Charles de Gaulle carrier group moved into the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

Crew members wave goodbye to family and friends as HMS Dragon sets sail from Portsmouth Harbour, in Portsmouth, England, on March 10, 2026. Leon Neal/Getty Images

Iran has warned France and the UK that deployment of warships near Hormuz will be met with a military response.

Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, in a May 10 post on X, said that any deployment and stationing of destroyers around the Strait of Hormuz “will be met with a decisive and immediate response from the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.”