00:00Every day for the last two weeks I've been at the other side of a screen on a top-secret
00:05brief.
00:05I think what you're doing is enormously important.
00:09And the wider island.
00:14That's the impact of what you're doing.
00:17We've seen the reports, haven't we, that the Iranians have started mining the Straits.
00:22We've seen the reports overnight of more civilian commercial ships that have been attacked unarmed,
00:29doing their normal business.
00:31This is a major escalation from Iran.
00:33It is a breach of international law.
00:37It's a very serious situation that is having an impact on oil prices and the cost of living for everyone.
00:43Now I've already got pre-positioned in the region from before this conflict some autonomous mine-hunting systems.
00:51And I've been talking to the planners today about additional options that we could bring to bear alongside allies.
00:58If action is needed.
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