Royal Navy’s HMS Dragon sails for eastern Mediterranean (opens in new tab)

<p>Destroyer leaves Portsmouth a week after deployment was announced following drone attack on RAF base in Cyprus</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/10/iran-war-live-updates-iranian-supreme-leader-mojtaba-khamenei-middle-east-tehran-oil-prices-latest-news">Middle East crisis – live updates</a></p></li></ul><p>The Royal Navy warship HMS Dragon is heading to the eastern Mediterranean, a week after its deployment was announced.</p><p>The Type 45 destroyer is c...