JAPAN SENDS WARSHIP TO MIDDLE EAST AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE FOR ITS ENERGY SUPPLY

Highlights:

• Prime Minister Shinto Abe calls the move vital for economy
• The warship carries nearly 200 soldiers on it
• Two patrol planes available on the ship

As a preventive measure Japan has deployed its warship; the Takanami in the Gulf of Oman to protect its ships. The decision was taken as tensions between the U.S and Iran continue to simmer in the Middle East. The A....