HMS Anson, Britain's nuclear-powered submarine has arrived in the northern Arabian Sea as tensions in the Middle East soar. Equipped with Tomahawk missiles, the Royal Navy submarine left a port from Australia's Perth on 6 March,

According to Roya News, the submarine, HMS Anson, is part of the United Kingdom’s Astute-class fleet and is equipped with Tomahawk missiles capable of striking targets at distances of up to 1,000 miles. The vessel also carries advanced Spearfish torpedoes.

March 21 (Reuters) - A British nuclear-powered submarine equipped with Tomahawk cruise missiles has taken position in the Arabian Sea, giving Britain the capability to launch long-range strikes if regional conflict escalates,

The submarine, HMS Anson, is fitted with Tomahawk Block IV land-attack missiles and Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes, and is believed to be in the deep waters of the northern Arabian Sea, Daily Mail said. This means that British forces have the capacity to launch attacks on Iran if the conflict escalates, it added.

The submarine is equipped with Tomahawk Block IV missiles and Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes, and is capable of launching missiles with a range of up to 1,000 miles (1,600 km).

Arrests at base housing Britain’s nuclear-armed submarine fleet come amid rising Iran-linked threats in Britain, three weeks into the US-Israel war against the Islamic Republic

Britain has deployed HMS Anson, a nuclear-powered submarine, to the Arabian Sea as tensions with Iran escalate, while allowing US strikes from its bases, signalling readiness for military action amid growing concerns over missile threats and Strait of Hormuz security.

A nuclear-powered British submarine, the HMS Anson, has reportedly reached the Arabian Sea. HMS Anson is fitted with "Tomahawk Block IV land-attack missiles" with a range of 1,600 km and "Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes,

HMS Anson, nuclear-powered submarine, left Perth earlier this month and travelled roughly 5,500 miles to the region, the Daily Mail reported.

A U.K. Ministry of Defence official told Newsweek that Iran has been 'lashing out indiscriminately against partners in the Gulf.'