UK Plans Drone Deployment to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

0:00On March 15, Britain's Energy Secretary, Ed Miliband, says the U.K. is working closely with allies to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has, blockaded, cutting off oil and gas from the Middle East and driving up global energy prices. Meanwhile, options under consideration include deploying mind-hunting drones from the Royal Navy's group already in the region, along with U.K. made. Interceptor drones originally bill for Ukraine. Miliband stressed there are several ways to secure maritime shipping and refuse to rule out these steps while also using the crisis to push for. Faster progress on net-zero goals, like cleaning up the electricity grid by 2030. Reports highlight risks from sea mines. Iran may have placed in the strait with oil tankers coming under fire and the Ministry of Defense confirming. A range of measures to protect the route that normally carries 20 percent of the world's oil. As the U.S. ramps up strikes and urges allies to send ships, Iran's new leader vows to maintain the blockade, leaving the situation tense with more.

1:04Developments expected soon.