Prime Minister Keir Starmer has confirmed the UK is working with its allies on a "viable plan" to restore freedom of navigation to the Strait of Hormuz.
It comes after US President Donald Trump asked countries, including Britain, to send ships to the area to keep the Strait "open and safe".
BBC Verify has been looking at what role the Royal Navy could play in any such operation, and the risks involved.
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