Is the Royal Navy too small to deal with Iranian threat?

Defence minister demands more funding as crisis over seized tanker deepens

British Royal Navy ship HMS Ocean is delivering emergency supplies to British Virgin Islands
British Royal Navy ship HMS Ocean 

The Royal Navy is too small to counter the potential threat from Iran, the defence minister has admitted.

Tobias Ellwood told The Times: “The threats we’re facing are changing in front of us, the world is getting more complex. If we are wanting to continue to play this influential role on the international stage it will require further funding for our armed forces, not least the Royal Navy. Our Royal Navy is too small to manage our interests across the globe.”

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