The US air and naval onslaught on Iran has entered its fiercest phase yet, with President Trump boasting that American forces have sunk 30 Iranian naval vessels in less than a week — and Britain now openly lining up behind the campaign.

Pentagon officials say carrier jets, B‑1 bombers and submarines have hammered Iran’s ports at Bandar Abbas, Bushehr and Chabahar, targeting missile boats, logistics ships and “drone motherships” that fed earlier attacks on US and allied assets. Satellite images show gutted piers, burning hulks and oil slicks spreading into key shipping lanes.

At the White House, Trump declared the strikes a “historic naval knockout,” claiming Iran’s fleet has been “sent to the bottom” and warning that any surviving ships leaving port will be “treated as hostile and sunk on sight.” Tehran counters that many vessels were decoys or already decommissioned, vowing that “hidden assets” will strike back.

In London, the UK has moved from quiet support to explicit backing: the Prime Minister confirmed RAF patrols and Royal Navy ships are now “integrated” into US operations to secure the Strait of Hormuz and the northern Arabian Sea. British officials stop short of admitting direct participation in the sinkings, but pledge to “stand shoulder to shoulder” with Washington against Iran’s missile and drone threat.

For Europe and Asia, the sight of burning ships off Iran’s coast and triumphant speeches in Washington and London brings a chilling realisation: this is no longer a contained clash, but a systematic dismantling of a regional navy—one misstep away from a broader war that could redraw the security map of the entire Middle East.