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UK nuclear-powered submarine positioned in Arabian Sea amid regional tensions, Daily Mail reports

HMS Anson's 5,500-mile journey positions the UK to conduct long-range strikes amid Middle East tensions, following expanded US use of British bases for defensive actions.

  • A British nuclear-powered submarine equipped with Tomahawk cruise missiles has taken position in the Arabian Sea, according to the Daily Mail.
  • The submarine HMS Anson, armed with Tomahawk Block IV missiles and Spearfish torpedoes, left Perth and travelled roughly 5,500 miles to the region.
  • The deployment comes after Downing Street authorised the U.S. to use British bases for strikes on Iranian sites threatening the Strait of Hormuz.
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Reuters broke the news in United Kingdom on Saturday, March 21, 2026.
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